Posted on 03/14/2014 4:53:18 PM PDT by amnestynone
Here's an astonishing poll: David Freddoso at Conservative Intelligence Briefing links to a report by the Washington Post's Aaron Blake that West Virginia 3rd district incumbent Rep. Nick Rahall trails Republican challenger state Sen. Evan Jenkins by a 54-percent to 40-percent margin. The poll was conducted by the Tarrance Group, a Republican firm which, like several Democratic and other Republican firms, has had a good record for reliability over the years.
This is astonishing for several reasons. Rahall, first elected in 1976, is now the seventh most senior member of the House, with three of the more senior members retiring (John Dingell, Henry Waxman, George Miller) and another with a serious primary challenge (Charlie Rangel). Moreover, his district in southern West Virginia has historically been very Democratic; in its previous boundaries it voted for Walter Mondale over Ronald Reagan in 1984. Rahall won in 1976 by 46 percent to 37 percent over Ken Hechler, his predecessor in the seat, who after losing a Democratic primary for governor ran as a write-in candidate; the Republican nominee received only 18 percent of the vote. From 1978 to 2008, Rahall was re-elected with at least 64 percent of the vote, except in 1990 when he beat Republican Marianne Brewster by only 52 percent to 48 percent.
This is coal country rejecting democrat war on coal.
I guess Karl Rove will tell me it is because he didn’t sign Pelosi’s amnesty bill.
Wow. Rahall is an institution in WV. If he is down anywhere near what this poll is showing, the Dims could be in for a real bloodbath.
The only thing that could make it sweeter is to have a number of squish GOP establishment frauds beaten by conservatives/Tea Partiers.
Very good news. The Obamacare and war on coal effect?
He should bash Joe Manchin and his 70 or 80% support in voting with Obama.
I am loving it.
Keep fighting American voters...we have them running scared...
let us repeat 2010 and double it...
am looking forward to November, even though it means Winter will be returning and boy I’ve hated this LONG, COLD, UGLY WINTER....
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