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Dissatisfaction with Marino reaches across party lines. Only 22% of Independents were likely to vote to reelect him. Even among his own party, Marino is having trouble convincing his constituents to send him back to Washington. 47% of Republicans would consider voting for someone else while only 36% would commit to supporting the incumbent. After hearing biographical statements about the two candidates, voters put Scollo well within range of Marino, giving him 36% to Marinos 44%. This shows not only that there is fertile ground in flipping votes from Marino to Scollo, but that undecided voters, with only positive information about both candidates, are more likely to favor Scollo.
20% of voters remain undecided on the second ballot, putting the Democrat squarely within striking distance. Introductory messages about Phil Scollos biography deeply resonate with voters. Two questions simply giving background about Scollos life and career were received very positively. The second, discussing Scollos personal background, saw 53% of voters report that they were much more likely to vote for him, and 71% more likely to vote for Scollo overall. Support for Scollo also increases among Republican, Independent and Democratic voters alike after being introduced to his background. Learning more about Scollo causes the biggest swing among Democrats, but the survey shows movement in less friendly terrain as well. Scollo gains 5 points on Marino among Republicans after being introduced, and the biographical introduction creates a statistical dead heat among Independents at 39% each. When introduced to some of Marinos more controversial policy positions, his support shrinks even further. 43% of voters were much less likely to vote for Marino after learning about his two votes for the Ryan budget to essentially end Medicare, including 33% of Republicans and 50% of Independents.
PPP surveyed 550 Pennsylvania 10th district voters from July 16 - 17. The margin of error for the survey is +/-4.18%. PPP surveys are conducted through automated telephone interviews.