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Tom Smith

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Updated with election results.
'''Tom Smith''' is was the [[pro-life]] [[Republican]] nominee in 2012 in the [[U.S. Senate]] race in [[Pennsylvania]], . He ran against , but was defeated by [[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>
On October 21, 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> However, a poll released on October 31 showed Tom Smith down by ten points.<ref>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/31/polls-single-digit-race-for-pennsylvanias-20-electoral-votes/?iref=allsearch</ref> Interestingly, this poll showed [[Obama]] and [[Romney]] within the margin of error. As history bore out, Smith lost receiving 44.6% of the vote and Obama won the state.
Senator Casey has previously , in both 2006 and possibly 2012, won [[pro-life]] votes based on how his father, who had the same name (Sr.), was pro-life as governor of Pennsylvania. But Senator Casey, the son, voted for [[ObamaCare]] and voted against defunding [[Planned Parenthood]], the nation's largest [[abortion]] provider.
==2012 Senate Primary==
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