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Polls find Perry loss isn't out of the question
Houston Comical ^ | 9-12-06 | R.G. RATCLIFFE

Posted on 09/12/2006 7:26:11 AM PDT by Hydroshock

AUSTIN — Two polls released Monday found Gov. Rick Perry is vulnerable to defeat, but his campaign is questioning the surveys' accuracy.

Conventional wisdom in the governor's race has been that none of the governor's four opponents would have a chance to beat him if he gets more than 35 percent of the vote on Nov. 7. There is no runoff in the general election, so the top vote-getter wins.

Perry has hovered between 35 percent and 41 percent in public polls for months. But he has fallen into the defeatable zone in polls done by Rasmussen Reports and the Wall Street Journal/Zogby Online.

The Rasmussen poll put Perry's re-election support at 33 percent, and the Zogby poll had his support at 31 percent.

"It's hard to see him losing above 37 percent, but below 35 percent, somebody might get that much out of the remaining 65 percent of the vote," said University of Houston pollster Richard Murray, a Democrat.

But Perry spokesman Robert Black said the polls paid for by news media companies should not be trusted because their methodology is not sound political science.

(Excerpt) Read more at chron.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: bell; bubbleboy; friedman; governor; perotfanclub; perry; poll; strayhorn; texas; texasgovernor; troll
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To: laotzu
"Another Freeper supporting.........wait, I'm lost."

A Freeper supporing Kinky? Yes, you are lost.

21 posted on 09/12/2006 7:59:08 AM PDT by lormand (May the guns of one million AC-130s infest Islam-0-land)
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To: lormand
Apparently Perry has lost a good number of votes from the base of the party.
22 posted on 09/12/2006 8:00:05 AM PDT by Hydroshock ( (Proverbs 22:7). The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.)
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To: lormand
Yes, you are lost.

My, but you are persuasive. Maybe if you made fun of my shoes I would come around.

23 posted on 09/12/2006 8:02:27 AM PDT by laotzu
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To: maeng

Guess again. How else can we send a message? He just does not seem to get it that we are tired of taxes, grand toll roads and illegal immigration.


24 posted on 09/12/2006 8:02:56 AM PDT by biff
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To: pissant

Yep, when he wins by 12 points, be sure to revisit this article, will ya.



It will be interesting to review all these threads about the Governor's race on Nov. 8....... I still think it will be Perry, Bell, Strayhorn, Friedman, and Libertarian.


25 posted on 09/12/2006 8:05:01 AM PDT by deport (The Governor, The Foghorn, The Dingaling, The Joker, some other fellar...... The Governor Wins)
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To: biff

And to we take a stupid step and elect some jerk to be our Governor??? Don't think so.


26 posted on 09/12/2006 8:05:24 AM PDT by maeng
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To: maeng

We got a rino jerk now.


27 posted on 09/12/2006 8:06:32 AM PDT by Hydroshock ( (Proverbs 22:7). The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.)
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To: laotzu
"My, but you are persuasive. Maybe if you made fun of my shoes I would come around."

No, making fun of your shoes would be like making fun of Governor Perry's hair now would it?

That tactic is best left up to the "Perry Derangement Syndrome" participants.

28 posted on 09/12/2006 8:07:24 AM PDT by lormand (May the guns of one million AC-130s infest Islam-0-land)
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To: Hydroshock

But at least, he's "our joke" not the Dems. Believe me when I say that Kinky is a Lyndon Johnson who will put in his lunatic fringe friends like Willie Nelson.


29 posted on 09/12/2006 8:08:27 AM PDT by maeng
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To: maeng

So. He still is better the Gov Goodhair. Not like that is much of a feet any more.


30 posted on 09/12/2006 8:11:02 AM PDT by Hydroshock ( (Proverbs 22:7). The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.)
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To: Hydroshock

He has no proven political record at all...how can you assume he is better than what we have??? Judging from his history, we would end up to the far left of Hillary's views.


31 posted on 09/12/2006 8:13:10 AM PDT by maeng
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To: lormand; democrats_nightmare
Here is how it is done:

"Well there is no eutopian conservative candidate out there but I will point out you can judge a man by the associations he has. If Kinky Friedman has that idiot Willie Nelson campaigning for him you can be pretty astute and ascertain Kinky is damaged goods. I just cannot trust what the man says...and... Birds of a feather flock together."
democrats_nightmare

Reasonable people can disagree, converse, and learn from each other. Children, & liberals ridicule and divide.

32 posted on 09/12/2006 8:14:08 AM PDT by laotzu
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To: maeng

I doute seriously he could be worse. I am done supporting rinos who lie to my face.


33 posted on 09/12/2006 8:15:09 AM PDT by Hydroshock ( (Proverbs 22:7). The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.)
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To: Hydroshock

We can always choose the Lesser of two Evils....and in this case that appears to be Perry.


34 posted on 09/12/2006 8:17:49 AM PDT by maeng
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To: maeng

To me that is Kinky. I think he is a better choice then a lying rino.


35 posted on 09/12/2006 8:19:09 AM PDT by Hydroshock ( (Proverbs 22:7). The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.)
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To: Hydroshock

Your choice...live with it. But I am prayerful that most Texans have enough sense to not jump in the fire with a nut case like Kinky.


36 posted on 09/12/2006 8:20:23 AM PDT by maeng
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To: maeng
My wife, brother, and father all are voting for Kinky. Also look at this, in TX arguably one of the most conservative states in the union a sitting republican governor is polling so low is very telling on many levels.
37 posted on 09/12/2006 8:23:55 AM PDT by Hydroshock ( (Proverbs 22:7). The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.)
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To: Hydroshock

I am a lifelong Texan...have voted in the best of years and the worst of years....lived thru many horrible Dem Governors.........I am not so desperate as to vote on a nut case just to make a point. It took us many years in Texas to go Republican and I am not about to make a change, for ANY reason, but especially for a complete unknown like Kinky. I treasure our state too much for that kind of disaster.


38 posted on 09/12/2006 8:28:34 AM PDT by maeng
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To: maeng

I was born and raise in Harris county, and I will not vote for a rino. Period.


39 posted on 09/12/2006 8:31:18 AM PDT by Hydroshock ( (Proverbs 22:7). The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.)
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To: maeng

I am damn near 60 yrs old now and I am sick and tired of voting for 'the lesser of two evils'.
Now to the point, Texas govs' are not that power and a Rep. state congress will keep Kinky in check. Thus sending a great big message in capital letters to the Republicans in this state that we will not take it anymore.


40 posted on 09/12/2006 8:31:29 AM PDT by biff
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