The 2010 Senate race in Pennsylvania is really starting to heat up. Republican Pat Toomey once held a lead of over 10 percentage points over Democrat Joe Sestak. However, now according to the latest polls, the two are tied going into the last weekend before Election day.

Joe Sestak, who represents the 7th congressional district in Pennsylvania has made up a lot of ground on Toomey who represents the 15th district. The two men will battle it out these last few days on the campaign trail, hoping to win over some additional voters.

Pat Toomey defeated perennial candidate Peg Luksik in the GOP primary in May, and hopes to do the same to Sestak in the November 2 general election. The 48-year-old Toomey is a Harvard University Grad, and believes that we need less government intervention. He is Pro-life, wants to ban same-sex marriage, and supports a reduction of gun regulations.

Joe Sestak, a 58-year-old Democrat who lives in Edgmont Township, PA is also a graduate of Harvard University, where he got his Ph.D. Sestak has served in the U.S. Navy for 31 years, where he achieved the rank of Vice Admiral. He remains pro-choice, when it comes to abortion rights, and believes in gun control. Sestak is also a supporter of the Health Care Reform bill.

Both candidates have strong followers. That is the main reason this race has become so tight. Will Sestak make a complete comeback and defeat Pat Toomey in November? It all depends on how many Democrats and Republicans show up at the polls on Election Day 2010.

Update: A new poll was released today by Franklin & Marshall College. It shows Toomey supported by 43 percent of likely voters and Sestak by 36 percent.
The poll that we used for this article was the Reuters/Ipsos released yesterday.