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.
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Kinky is a joke, but I have seen plenty of Kinky bumper stickers here in conservative West Texas.
I hope the real voters come out AGAINST Kinky. I don't like Perry but he is the best of the ones running.
| Rick Perry (R) | 35% |
| Chris Bell (D) | 18% |
| Carole Keeton Strayhorn (I) | 18% |
| Kinky Friedman (I) | 18% |
We are living with a dem governor as far as I am concerned now. He just has an R by his name. That is one of the many reasons I will not vote for him.
Out Today:
Perry 30.7
Bell 25.3
Friedman 22.4
Strayhorn 11.1
From the Wall Stree Journal.
My wife, brother, father, and of course myself are all going to vote for Kinky.
I'm with you maeng.
But... I am really feeling the sway for Kinky. He is answering 90% of the questions just right. Which puts him abou 20% ahead of Perry.
Assume they are both sincere or that they are both sincere and it's hard NOT to start leaning in Kinky's direction.
Kinky's weakness on prolife (don't no one start cause it's the one issue he has played both sides of) and gay marriage are about the most serious issue/policy problems that I am seeing.
I'm sticking with Perry for now but...
But I am prayerful that most Texans have enough sense to not jump in the fire with a nut case like Kinky.
I join you in that prayer.
My thoughts exactly.
My wife, brother, father, and of course myself are all going to vote for Kinky.
WELL, my husband, my sons, my parents, and my inlaws will all be voting for Perry.... so looks like we have canceled your votes! :)
Just to send them a message? They didn't seem to get the message in any other matter, so people could hardly be blamed. Maybe next time the imbeciles will listen.
"Those polls are being done by Bell & Strayhorn. I heard in on radio this morning."
Then there's a bull in your radio and his ARSE end is pointing at the speakers.
Rasmussen is a REPUBLICAN pollster. He is very fair and impartial when he does his job.
He used to be 1/2 of the famous "Battleground Polls"
We shall see in November.
From your mouth to God's ears....we can only hope. But in the meantime, I will not toss our State to the Dems!!
WSJ but it's just a Zogby reprint.
They already have the governor's mansion with Perry.
Your right, about November... we will see.
I just hope my fellow Texans are not so stupid to vote in a joke like Kinky! It all started as a bet with Don Imus, and then Willie got behind Kinky.
That shows me right there, that is not someone I would want as Gov of my state. We would be a joke around the country.
Texans will not go that route imho!
Sorry, I don't agree. Did you live in Texas during the awful Dem years....of all the dirty politics that was played???? I WILL NOT VOTE TO GO BACK TO THAT.
So did I. But I will not support this rino ever again. Period.
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