Poll suggests tight race in seventh district

wthr ^ | Oct 20, 2006 | Sandra Chapman

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Indianapolis - A year ago Julia Carson was bidding farewell to Rosa Parks, an African American pioneer she believes paved the way for her by refusing to give up her seat. Now with a decade of political service in Congress, it's Carson fighting to stay put.

"I am a very optimistic person," she said. "I don't believe in failure."

In an exclusive WTHR People's Agenda Poll, Carson is trailing Republican Eric Dickerson.

Of the 468 voters polled in the Seventh Congressional District, 45 percent say they would vote for Eric Dickerson. Carson polls 42 percent. Four-percent would chose someone else and nine percent just aren't sure.

Incumbent Democrat Julia Carson is not letting those numbers bother her, saying "I was born down in the polls. People didn't think that I would ever, ever have the unmitigated gall to be a member of the United States Congress."

Republican challenger Eric Dickerson says the numbers substantiate his efforts. "It's just another confirmation," he said, "that our campaign is very, very serious and we do intend to win this race."

Despite a 4-point margin of error, and Carson's history of proving polls wrong, her camp isn't about to dismiss the results. Numbers that also show her approval rating on the slide.

42 percent of the respondents approve of Carson's job performance, while 49-percent disapprove. Another 9-percent couldn't say one way or the other.

Those numbers did not escape Dickerson's notice. "If I were an incumbent and had ten years of service and were hearing nearly half the people are not satisfied with my performance I would take it very, very seriously."

Dickerson isn't getting too excited. He says a lot can happen in just 20 days.

Julia Carson, who has been in this position before, outlined her plans for the rest of the campaign. "We will remind the voters of what we have done and what we will continue to try to accomplish." she said.

A total of 85 percent of those polled live inside the Indianapolis city limits, which has traditionally been Julia Carson's base.

Both camps see Center Township as the proving ground and, as Dickerson put it, if you can't get 50 percent of the vote out of Center Township, you can't win the 7th.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

Phony polls are a mainstay of leftist election tactics. Many favorable articles about leftist, negatives or ignoring of conservative, phony polls backing up articles, claim a landslide, do exit polls proving the liberal won, protest the vote when it doesn't work, go to court, appeal until all appeals are exhausted, then claim elected conservative stole the election. Getting so predictable and boring.

[Miss Marple]

He would become the only black REPUBLICAN in the House.

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This article is about the former college and pro football running back. For the auto dealer and politician from Indianapolis, see Eric Dickerson (politician)
Eric Dickerson
Image:Eric Dickerson.jpg
Date of birth September 2, 1960
Place of birth Sealy, TX
Position(s) Running back
College Southern Methodist
NFL Draft 1983 / Round 1/ Pick 2
Pro Bowls 6
Awards 1986 AP Offensive Player of the Year
1986 UPI NFC Offensive MVP
1984 UPI NFC Offensive MVP
1983 AP Offensive Rookie of the Year
1983 UPI NFC Offensive MVP
1983 UPI NFC Rookie of the Year
Honors NFL 1980s All-Decade Team
Retired #s St. Louis Rams #29
Records NFL Rushing Yards in a
Single Season (2,105)
Statistics Pro Football Reference
DatabaseFootball

Team(s)
1983-1987
1987-1991
1992
1993 Los Angeles Rams
Indianapolis Colts
Los Angeles Raiders
Atlanta Falcons
Pro Football Hall of Fame 1999
Eric Dickerson (born September 2, 1960 in Sealy, Texas) was a professional running back in the National Football League (NFL) who in his career played for the Los Angeles Rams, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Raiders, and Atlanta Falcons