Posted on 06/10/2016 6:51:18 PM PDT by GuavaCheesePuff
Freshman Rep. Mia Love (R-Utah) is trailing Democratic candidate and attorney Doug Owens by 6 points in a rematch for her targeted House seat, a new poll finds.
Owens received support from 51 percent of likely voters compared to 45 percent for Love, according to the Salt Lake Tribune/Hinckley Institute poll conducted by SurveyUSA found. Four percent said they were undecided or supporting a third-party candidate.
Love’s campaign questioned the poll’s unexpected results.
"I don't believe the numbers to be honest with you," strategist Dave Hansen told The Salt Lake Tribune. "The numbers just do not make sense."
Owens embraced the results, saying, “it’s clear that voters want a chance.”
"I'm excited by the outpouring of support from my fellow Utahns,” Owens said. "I'm not taking anything for granted. We're working hard every day for every vote."
SurveyUSA’s Jay Leve said the presidential race is likely having an impact on the race.
When the survey was conducted, presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump was coming under fire for his comments about an Indiana-born federal judge’s “Mexican heritage.”
Love, a rising star in the Republican Party and the first black female Republican in Congress, narrowly defeated Owens in 2014 by several points in a year with major Republican gains.
The Cook Political Report lists Love’s seat as leaning Republican.
Democrats have targeted Love for defeat..
She’s a RINO and Mitt surrogate isn’t she?
Trump factor. She screwed him. The voters hopefully will screw her.
Mia Love can’t seem to win any sort of election since that very first one. Maybe she has not distinquished herself very much during her time in office. Some folks know how to make news about themselves. Michelle Bachman was very good at bringing the cameras and mikes to her door. Mia needs to do something newsworthy other than Boehner’s bidding.
ha....says nice things but votes with the GOPe
It's pretty frustrating. Love has a compelling backstory. It's probably the water in Washington. Where staunch conservative Republicans instantaneously morph into me-too liberals.
Maybe she needs to run for Gov. The house races are too much for her. We need to showcase her-just like Erica Harold. Both are pretty hot-don’t you understand? They have Jackson Lee + ms. ugly in L.A. Her(love) experience is as an executive-a mayor someplace.
She didn’t follow through the with campaign promises if I recall correctly so she can go find a new career like other RINOs.
Why would any Republican want to be like a Democrat? All that will happen is that they'll lose and the country overall will suffer.
The phony came crying to Constitutional Conservatives to finance her failing campaign last time. She hasn’t been the worst of the backstabbers, but she hasn’t measured up as someone who would change the insider DC games.
I believe she was over-hyped to begin with.
Love went squishy immediately. Pay the price.
That’s a bad sign...
Mia voted for Boner for Speaker as soon as she was sworn in.
That doesn’t appear to have sat too well with her constituents.
Too bad she hopped on board the Cheap Labor Express as soon as he got to the District of Corruption.
She’s going to wish she had sided with the citizens.
I rest my case. She runs for Gov. Less damage to the rest of us. Can she win? It would be worth a big effort on the part of ALL OF US.
I think I will take a holiday from threads that use the term “RINO”.
We have a “Republican” in TX just like her: Will Hurd of Bexar County.
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