Posted on 02/06/2006 7:09:10 AM PST by bilhosty
-Democratic Governor John Baldacci earns no more than 39% support at most for his reelection bid when matched against any of three possible Republican opponents.
He's a super-liberal, is he not?
Perhaps ramming gay "rights" down our.... uhhh... throats despite it being voted down TWICE was a bad career move.
Maine a swing state? What are you smoking?
To give you an idea, he proposed floating a bond issue to pay for current state operating expenses. He was in essence hooted down by a citizenry that woke up momentarily from their slumber.
It is purple leaning blue. Almost blue in fact. But, as Barone pointed out the under thirties voted for Bush over Gore in 2000. That is a good sign for the future.
I see. So the governor's a meathead? Where did this guy come from? MA?
Well, maybe it's not as competitive as NH but it's still a "swing state" (even though it has been leaning towards the Democrats lately). It has two Republican (OK, I know they are RINOs but still) Senators. In the State Legislature the Democrats have a very, very slim majority (74-73 in the House and 19-16 in the Senate), so I think it's pretty reasonable to call it a swing state.
He came from and still resides on the planet Profligate.
To: Democratic Voters
From: Michael Meehan, DNC Director of Message and Polling
RE: 2002 Election Polling Update
Democrats Are Poised for Victory in 2002!
With two months to go until the 2002 fall elections, the nation's political climate has undergone substantial changes this summer. Virtually all of these changes improve the Democrats' prospects for success in this year's mid-term elections at all levels.
Here are just a few of the indicators pointing to big Democratic victories on November 5:
In two late August polls, Americans favor congressional Democrats over Republicans by 8 percentage points. Voters also say they trust Democrats more on handling the nation's major problems, 38-34 percent.
More than twice as many voters listed the economy than homeland security as their top issue. Voters also indicated that they trust Democrats to do a better job on the economy than Republicans by a 44-38 margin.
The president's job approval rating is down 25 percent from a year ago. Several recent national public polls also show Bush's re-elect number at 49 percent, not one point more than he received in the 2000 elections!
Most Americans say the country is headed in the wrong direction by a net negative, between 3 and 12 percent in July and August. A negative rating of this size typically reflects poorly on the party in the White House.
What's more, Democrats are winning on the issues. Voters are concerned with the economy, health care, and Social Security, and these are the issues that they trust Democrats to fix.
Republicans are clearly seen as party of big business, while the Democrats are seen on the side of working families. By a whopping 63 percent to 23 percent, voters say that Republicans in Congress care more about the interests of large corporations than about protecting the interests of working families.
Health care, prescription drugs and Social Security remain top election-year issues. Republicans' vulnerability as the party of corporate special interests has strong potential to affect the way voters evaluate the choice in this year's elections on other key issues, including prescription drugs and Social Security. Voters trust Democrats to do a better job of protecting Social Security than Republicans by a 17-point margin.
The Republican Medicare prescription drug plan gives HMOs too much power. The Democratic plan is written for seniors, while Republicans' plan is written by and for the drug companies and insurance industry.
Despite drops in the stock market, Republicans continue to push their risky Social Security privatization scheme. Democrats want to strengthen Social Security by protecting benefit cuts and stopping privatization efforts.
Democrats are better positioned today to win back the House, make gains in the Senate and capture a majority of governorships in November 2002. But we still need your help to win on November 5!
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