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'''Tom Smith''' is the [[pro-life]] [[Republican]] nominee in 2012 in the [[U.S. Senate]] race in [[Pennsylvania]], against [[pro-abortion]] [[Democrat]] incumbent [[Bob Casey]]. Tom Smith is an outsider to the Republican establishment in Pennsylvania, having previously been registered as a democrat, and serving on a democratic committee.<ref>http://articles.philly.com/2012-04-25/news/31399471_1_republican-candidates-bob-casey-fall-campaign/2</ref> He has received an endorsement from the [[tea party]] group "The Tea Party Express".<ref>http://www.teapartyexpress.org/4402/tea-party-express-proudly-endorses-tom-smith-for-the-u-s-senate</ref>
A Republican poll showed Smith ahead of Casey by 2 points, despite a [[Democrat Party]] advantage of 1 million registered voters in the state.<ref>http://triblive.com/politics/politicalheadlines/2785695-74/casey-smith-million-bob-county-voters-campaign-percent-republican-spending#axzz29yjZyTFD</ref>
