Posted on 08/31/2004 4:27:57 PM PDT by Cableguy
A Public Opinion Strategies (R) poll, conducted 8/24-26 for the NRSC, surveyed 500 likely voters; margin of error +/- 4.4% (NRSC release, 8/31). Tested: Sen. Tom Daschle (D) and '02 GOP nominee John Thune.
General Election Matchup All Fav/Unfav Thune 50% 62%/29% Daschle 48 61 /35 DK/Other 2
Pollster Glen Bolger: "In the nearly two months since he has gone on the air, Thune has closed the gap, even in the midst of a challenging national political climate. John Thune's message of independence and standing up for [SD] values has reminded voters why they like him, and has translated into a strong showing on the ballot test" (release, 8/31).
That, you can take to the bank...several times..
GREAT news from South Dakota!
General Election Matchup
All Fav/Unfav
Thune 50% 62%/29%
Daschle 48 61 /35
DK/Other 2
Injuns will rise from the dead and Tommy will be back for another term.
Liddy Dole has made it her personal mission to get Burr elected...She's whomped Bowles once..she doesn't want him in there with her in the Senate..
I wouldn't call him a RINO, no.
More like a moderate conservative...just about where I would place the President on the scale from right to left.
Rape and incest exception on abortion. He voted for so-called 'campaign finance reform' when he was in the House.
Other than that, a pretty reliable vote in the GOP caucus.
'Course, they're a bit more unchained in the Senate.
But whatever, he is a very decent guy, and will be a one million percent improvement over Commie Tommy.
Don't count on it.
Sensitivities are very high in the courthouses after the debacle two years ago.
Ironically, Thune is running with a bit of seperation from the President. SD will vote for President Bush in overwhelming numbers, but they don't like to see Thune too chummy with him. It's sort of a mass hysteria thing about needing Thune to be loyal to SD first, and party second. I think Thune figured this out sometime after the loss to Johnson. WE ARE GOING TO BEAT DASCHLE! I feel it.
Thats good, I dont expect 100% agreement. A moderate conservative is better than the out and out liberal Republicans that undermine the conservative agenda from within the party.
Ah, beautiful music to my ears! *grin*
Tom Daschle is deeply saddened.
If vote fraud worked every time, Jim Abdnor and Larry Pressler would never have made it into the Senate.
Go Thune!
How can I donate?
Got link?
Thanks...I shoulda scrolled the thread.
No kidding.
It has to be close for their schemes to work.
And I don't think this one is going to be that close.
Besides, there are lots of eyes on them this time. Gonna be tough for the thieves.
Frankly, I am surprised that FOXNEWS and/or Bill O'Reilly have not hired the Dash-HOLE as a political analyst!!!!
Frankly, I am surprised that FOXNEWS and/or Bill O'Reilly have not hired the Dash-HOLE as a political analyst!!!!
Just went on the Thune site and donated $100. Wonderful what payday can do for one's generosity, isn't it? I always regretted that the Pubbies didn't contest Thune's previous contest in SD. I never really understood why they didn't.
Toast?
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