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Li'l Ricky! Oh, Li'l Ricky!

More people said Democratic state Treasurer Bob Casey holds mainstream views than does Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, the man he hopes to unseat in the November election, according to an independent poll released Monday.

Casey also continued to hold a double-digit lead over Santorum, including leads in the populous eastern and western parts of the state. Santorum leads in the 29-county central region, according to the poll by the Connecticut-based Quinnipiac University.

In the poll, 59 percent of people surveyed believe Casey holds "mainstream" views, versus 49 percent who said that about Santorum. Ten percent called Casey "extreme" compared to 34 percent for Santorum. The rest did not know enough to express an opinion, or had no opinion.

Casey also leads Santorum, the two-term incumbent who is the Senate's No. 3 Republican, by 51 percent to 36 percent. In a Keystone Poll released last week, Casey held a 50 percent to 39 percent lead. About one in 10 voters remained undecided, according to both polls.

That's a pick-up.

In Montana, Conrad Burns is running dead even at best against the Dems. That's a possible, maybe even a likely, pick-up.