Posted on 09/21/2004 4:21:15 PM PDT by njsketch
September 21, 2004--In West Virginia, the latest Rasmussen Reports survey shows President Bush leading Senator Kerry by a 50% to 44% margin. Four years ago, Bush won the state by six points over Al Gore, 52% to 46%.
West Virginia remains in the "Leans Bush" column for our Electoral College projections.
Fifty-six percent (56%) of West Virginia voters have a favorable opinion of Bush. For Kerry, that number is 48%.
In West Virginia, 51% say the economy is getting worse, while just 35% say it is getting better. Still, by a 50% to 44% margin, the state's voters prefer Bush over Kerry when it comes to managing the economy.
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Ha ha ha ha ha! This was about the last "battleground state" that the Democrats were claiming to be leaning Kerry!
Good news from WV bump.
Very Good!
Good news!
At this rate Kerry will be lucky to carry Vermont.
PING
Paging Bobby Byrd, KKK Byrd--you are slowly but surely losing your state.
You must mean "Bush battleground" state. I.e. a battleground state that went Bush in '02.
This is good news. But we must not get complacent.
I wonder though: WV went R in 72 and 84, but D practically every other time in modern history. Let's say Bush wins it again in a non-landslide (lets say Kerry wins 15 states or so), does this mean we have a real chance to change the face of WV into an R state? It seems like we should. It's a weird state, not really a southern state, not a northern state, not really a midwest state and not a atlantic coast state, but it seems to me, a lot of states (Such as Mississippi, Georgia etc.) start going R for Pres., and then eventually, they start going R for everything else as well. Any chance this could happen here?
Waa hoo... almost heaven, west virginia..
Hey WVN & mountaineer.. how are you doing? damage/problems with flooding?
The key thing is that Kerry is not hitting 50% in many Democrat states. States like Md, Ct.... he should be at 55-60%. Not 48-49%.
44% in WV??? Terrible.
As I said as soon as Kerry wrapped up the nomination months ago: Bush 44, Ferry 6 + DC (states that is).
Good News! Praise God! But let's not get complacent!!!
" it seems to me, a lot of states (Such as Mississippi, Georgia etc.) start going R for Pres., and then eventually, they start going R for everything else as well. Any chance this could happen here?"
How do you think a big Bush win in S.D. will affect the Thune-Daschle Senate race?
I get the feeling that Kerry is not doing well in the rural states. City dwellers are slower to pick up on what he's really like. But the farmers and good country folk--many of whom are liberal--are turning away from him.
That my guess at the moment.
Many people just a few miles from here have no power or water - those who still have houses, that is. A woman whose house was washed away and lost everything is trying to see if the Army will send her husband home from Iraq to help her. The Army National Guard is helping local authorities with traffic control and hauling debris.
I'm thankful we escaped harm, and hope to be able to fill a few bags with essentials to donate at the local firehouse tomorrow.
Oh yes, I'll comment on the topic at hand. Figures I saw in 2000 indicated Bush won by 5 percent. Thankfully, Nader picked up two or three percentage points worth of Dems back then.
That aspect of history will not repeat itself (our corrupt Atty Gen is doing all he can to keep Nader off the ballot). The Swifties have been our greatest friends - W.Va. may be full of Democrats, but most of them are patriotic veterans, so even though their unions are telling them to vote for Kerry, I am seeing many of them disillusioned with him. As in 2000, many steelworkers will defy their unions and instead vote to reelect the guy many credit for saving the industry in these parts.
I wouldn't feel complacent about W.Va. yet - the state is rife with election fraud and union thuggery, and anything is possible. I think Bush can win the state, but maybe by only one or two percent.
it's hard to tell... Bush won Missouri in 2000, yet Ashcroft lost (narrowly--perhaps fraud was involved)... but i don't think Bush won Missouri by a narrow margin... anyway--now that i think about it, i believe God had other plans for Ashcroft... remember all the terrible crud he had to endure to become Attorney General... actually being accused of being racist...
With a little money and a solid Republican vote, I think Thune should unseat Daschle.
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