Election 2010: Washington Senate (Didier and Rossi both lead Murray +3)

http://www.rasmussenreports.com ^ | July 16, 2010 | www.rasmussenreports.com

[Maelstorm]

Washington's Senate race looks increasingly like a referendum on incumbent Democrat Patty Murray with two Republican candidates edging past her this month.

A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in Washington State finds Republican hopefuls Dino Rossi and Clint Didier both earning 48% support in match-ups with Murray. She, in turn, picks up 45% of the vote against the two GOP challengers. Less than 10% of voters in both cases prefer some other candidate in the race or are undecided.

In June, Murray and Rossi were tied as they have been in virtually every survey this year. Since the beginning of the year, Murray has earned 46% to 48% of the vote, while Rossi's support has ranged from 46% to 49%.

Incumbents that fall short of 50% at this stage of a campaign are considered potentially vulnerable, but worrisome for Murray is that this is her poorest showing of the year. She was reelected to a third term in 2004 with 55% of the vote.

Washington is one of nine states currently characterized as Toss-Ups in the Rasmussen Reports Senate Balance of Power rankings.

Last month, Murray led Didier, a former professional football player, 48% to 40%. Prior to that survey, Didier's support had ranged from 30% to 37% since January. In the same time period, Murray earned 47% to 51% in match-ups with Didier

A third Republican hopeful, businessman Paul Akers, continues to trail Murray. But in the latest survey, the incumbent leads Akers 46% to 41%, while a month ago she was ahead 48% to 38%.

[normy]

one more thing, it's a little known secret about white men voters (not male but men), they need motivation to get to the polls because they so often see through the bs of establishment candidates. If you give a white man a reason to vote for you he will come out in droves. I would say Scott Brown was a good example. If you keep running the same old retread alot of white men wont even bother showing up. They're the untapped voting block.

[Maelstorm]

You are exactly right. The GOP doesn’t do itself any favors buy blurring differences. Where is a voter to go if they don’t believe the bs about climate change, or believe in cutting govt and spending? The Democrats are very clear where they stand. The GOP leadership instead wants to leave wiggle room for everything and it doesn’t make them look smart or nice it turns off people who don’t respond well to double speak and then those people like you said aren’t motivated to vote.

[SunkenCiv]

...a referendum on incumbent Democrat Patty Murray with two Republican candidates edging past her this month... Republican hopefuls Dino Rossi and Clint Didier both earning 48% ... Less than 10% of voters in both cases prefer some other candidate in the race or are undecided.

[cookcounty]

VERY huge. I’ll bet there are some other surprises lurking out there (Wisconsin’s Feingold being pressed?)

[sionnsar]

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[garjog]

What do you do with an old, warn out pair of tennis shoes? Toss them Out!

Time to resneakerize Washington.