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== Electoral background ==

== Electoral background ==

In 2004, Toomey attempted to unseat the entrenched [[Arlen Specter]] from his Senate seat in the Republican primary. Despite being outspent by Specter, who as a [[liberal]] also received newspaper endorsements, Toomey lost the primary by merely 2% of the vote. He served as the president of the [[globalist]] [[Club for Growth|The Club for Growth]] from 2005–2009.  

In 2004, Toomey attempted to unseat the entrenched [[Arlen Specter]] from his Senate seat in the Republican primary. Despite being outspent by Specter, who as a [[liberal]] also received newspaper endorsements, Toomey lost the primary by merely 2% of the vote. He served as the president of the [[globalist]] [[Club for Growth]] from 2005–2009.  

In April 2009, Toomey announced that he would make a second attempt for the [[U.S. Senate]], against thirty-year incumbent, since-[[Democrat]] Arlen Specter. Winning the republican primary by a large margin.  [[Joe Sestak]] then defeated Specter, and Toomey defeated Sestak in the fall.  

In April 2009, Toomey announced that he would make a second attempt for the [[U.S. Senate]], against thirty-year incumbent, since-[[Democrat]] Arlen Specter. Winning the republican primary by a large margin.  [[Joe Sestak]] then defeated Specter, and Toomey defeated Sestak in the fall.