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Democrats claw back in key U.S. Senate Races
Yahoo News / AP ^ | October 28, 2014

Posted on 10/29/2014 1:55:23 PM PDT by Din Maker

In the sprint to next Tuesday's US midterm elections, new polls show some besieged Democrats holding their own, complicating the narrative that Republicans are on track to seize the Senate majority.

Alaska in particular bears good news for President Barack Obama's party: two recent surveys show incumbent Senator Mark Begich with a substantial lead, the first polls in a month to put him ahead of Republican challenger Dan Sullivan. Alaska-based Republican-leaning firm Hellenthal and Associates released a poll Friday putting Begich ahead by 10 points. Late Monday, Ivan Moore Research group released an October 24-26 poll on Facebook showing Begich with 48.3 percent and Sullivan 41.6 percent.

The results were significant enough for The New York Times to shift Alaska from likely Republican into the "toss-up" column, joining Georgia, Iowa and Kansas.

In Iowa, a Loras College poll of 1,121 registered voters put Democrat Bruce Braley up by one point against conservative Joni Ernst, countering a recent trend showing Ernst ahead in their tight race. A YouGov poll put the pair even at 44 percent.

In Arkansas, Democratic Senator Mark Pryor has narrowed the gap to two points against Republican Tom Cotton, 43-45 percent, according to an NBC News/Marist Poll.

Three Democratic seats -- in Montana, South Dakota and West Virginia -- will almost certainly flip Republican.

Top election forecast models show Democratic incumbents trailing in Arkansas, Colorado and Louisiana, and barely holding on in North Carolina and New Hampshire.

Republicans could face trouble in traditionally red states Georgia, Kansas and Kentucky, where Democrats -- and in the case of Kansas, an independent -- are hoping to pick off one or two seats.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
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To: fortheDeclaration

You got it, the Dems are in trouble and this looks very good for the GOP.


61 posted on 10/29/2014 3:19:28 PM PDT by Biggirl
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To: Mariner

Heck even the New York Slimes gives Republicans a 66% chance today. Just a swag but I think the chances are over 80%, a lot of the better polls say things are swaying the GOP’s way. But, I been disappointed before.


62 posted on 10/29/2014 3:24:49 PM PDT by BushCountry (If you're wondering, "I got my screenname before GW was elected the first time.")
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To: Din Maker

And don’t forget the “glitch” making voting machines cast every single vote for the RAT.


63 posted on 10/29/2014 3:26:43 PM PDT by uncitizen (Buckle up! We're on the Facism Fast Track!)
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To: LeoWindhorse

“Time’s up.”

Well, it’s close.


64 posted on 10/29/2014 3:28:55 PM PDT by ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: GOPJ

“Someday - God Willing - we’ll put the little democrat sh*ts in jail...”

No, then the taxpayers will have to pay their room and board and health care. Better to just hang them and be done with them.


65 posted on 10/29/2014 3:30:21 PM PDT by ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: Din Maker

It’s often difficult either to anticipate all the methods of cheating or to prevent them.

The government is almost infinitely corrupt and dishonest.


66 posted on 10/29/2014 3:31:31 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: RoseofTexas

We’ve alrady witnessed the fixing of voting machines in Illinois, and I’m sure that’s just the very tip of the iceberg.


67 posted on 10/29/2014 3:32:34 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: Din Maker

AP propaganda. Whatever. In less than a week, they won’t be able to spin anymore.


68 posted on 10/29/2014 3:35:05 PM PDT by Bettyprob
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To: Din Maker
So the Harvard poll of 18 to 29 year olds showing a shift to Republicans is wrong. The polls showing woman favoring GOP candidates is wrong. The surveys showing Blacks have little enthusiasm to vote are wrong. The polls showing Republicans favored by 14 points in the competitive Senate races is wrong. The 7 point enthusiasm edge GOPers have is wrong. Hispanic leaders telling their people not to vote Democrat means nothing. Blacks so mad at Democrats that in St. Louis County the Fannie Lou Hammer Group endorsed a Republican for County Executive means nothing. The generic poll showing Republicans with an 11 point lead is wrong. Hagan getting caught stealing North Carolina tax payer money through a crook Democrat judge's decision means nothing in a state that is trending Republican. Grimes supporter saying she is waiting to stab coal in the back means nothing.
And the fact that NOTHING has gone right for the Democrats in the past two months means nothing. Is that about right? Just checking. And asking if these could be psy-ops "polls?"
69 posted on 10/29/2014 3:56:19 PM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: Din Maker

“Sticking our heads in the sand and pretending that all is well is why we’re in the mess we’re in now.”

Except this election isn’t a mess, no matter how much concern trolls like you whine about it.

BTW...Sand would be an improvement over where you have your head stuck now.


70 posted on 10/30/2014 4:46:58 AM PDT by Beagle8U (If illegal aliens are undocumented immigrants, then shoplifters are undocumented customers.)
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To: Beagle8U

Bite me punk!


71 posted on 10/30/2014 9:49:06 AM PDT by Din Maker (I've always been crazy, but, that's the only thing that's kept me from going insane.)
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To: Din Maker

I’ll bet you got your a$$ beat regularly in school, too bad I wasn’t there.


72 posted on 10/30/2014 10:09:20 AM PDT by Beagle8U (If illegal aliens are undocumented immigrants, then shoplifters are undocumented customers.)
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To: Din Maker
""Calibration Issues"" are popping up all over the country on votng machines. I won't be surprised if the dims steal the senate.
73 posted on 10/30/2014 10:16:32 AM PDT by catfish1957 (Everything I needed to know about Islam was written on 11 Sep 2001)
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To: Beagle8U

You’re the one who started this conversation with your snippy comments and then progressed to name calling (troll, whiner) and telling me that I had my head up my ass. I’m NOT going to sit here and let you try to bully me. I read your “About Page”. You have more issues than a magazine rack. You’re homophobic and definitely have an anger problem caused from small penis syndrome or something. You need professional help.


74 posted on 10/30/2014 10:50:21 AM PDT by Din Maker (I've always been crazy, but, that's the only thing that's kept me from going insane.)
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To: Din Maker

You won’t last long here.


75 posted on 10/30/2014 10:56:19 AM PDT by Beagle8U (If illegal aliens are undocumented immigrants, then shoplifters are undocumented customers.)
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To: Din Maker; Beagle8U
You’re homophobic and definitely have an anger problem caused from small penis syndrome or something. You need professional help.

Wrong.

*I* am homophobic, and *I* have an anger problem caused from small penis syndrome, and *I* need professional help.

I'll thank you to correctly identify the creepy freaks around here, thank you very much.

76 posted on 10/30/2014 11:00:48 AM PDT by Lazamataz (First we beat the Soviet Union. Then we became them. We have no 'news media', only a Soviet Pravda.)
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To: Lazamataz

If you say anything to Dem-Masker he will whine because you don’t like queers.


77 posted on 10/30/2014 11:08:08 AM PDT by Beagle8U (If illegal aliens are undocumented immigrants, then shoplifters are undocumented customers.)
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To: Beagle8U

I don’t see why not; you’ve been here 9 years.


78 posted on 10/30/2014 11:25:10 AM PDT by Din Maker (I've always been crazy, but, that's the only thing that's kept me from going insane.)
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To: Din Maker
. You’re homophobic and definitely have an anger problem caused from small penis syndrome or something.

Come out the closet, will you? We're supposed to believe that is comment a conservative Christian grandpa from Texas would make?

Complaining about homophobia is the surest sign one is a liberal.

All this dissent you're stirring up against Republican candidates is really because a Democrat. That is my guess.

79 posted on 10/30/2014 8:52:28 PM PDT by Kazan
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To: Beagle8U
If you say anything to Dem-Masker he will whine because you don’t like queers.

How progressive and liberal of him.

80 posted on 10/30/2014 8:53:32 PM PDT by Kazan
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