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West Virginia Moves To "Toss Up" Within The Margin!
Rasmussen Reports ^ | 9/9/10 | Scott Rasmussen

Posted on 09/09/2010 8:32:41 AM PDT by RachelFaith

New polling in West Virginia has moved that state's U.S. Senate race from Leans Democrat to Toss-Up.

Other recent changes came from polling in Alaska, Kentucky, Ohio, and Washington.

Current projections suggest that the Democrats would hold 47 seats after Election Day while the Republicans would hold 45. Eight states are in the Toss-Up category (California, Colorado, Illinois, Nevada, Ohio, Wisconsin, Washington and West Virginia. Seven of the eight Toss-Ups are seats currently held by Democrats. Ohio is the only exception.

Republicans have the edge in five Democratic-held Senate seats--Arkansas, Indiana, North Dakota, Delaware and Pennsylvania.

At the moment, no Republican-held seats appear headed for the Democratic column.

The state results and overall projections will be updated whenever new polling data justifies a change (to learn how Rasmussen Reports determines its Balance of Power rankings, click here).

In the table below, the states marked in red currently have a Republican senator. Those in blue currently have a Democratic senator.

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


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: West Virginia
KEYWORDS: manchin; raese; ussenate; westvirgina
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Staus Quo Joe leads only by TWO points. My God! West Virgina may fall to the GOP. Mark my words, if WV falls, they ALL fall. A 100% sweep of the US Senate now has realistic odds.
1 posted on 09/09/2010 8:32:45 AM PDT by RachelFaith
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Great news...now its time for the Tea Party folks to move in and stir stuff up and the RNC/GOP DC elites o become invisible.


2 posted on 09/09/2010 8:35:28 AM PDT by rrrod (at home in Medellin Colombia)
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To: RachelFaith

And Robert Byrd is not even yet decomposed.


3 posted on 09/09/2010 8:35:40 AM PDT by rovenstinez (,)
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To: RachelFaith

SURF’S UP!!!!!


4 posted on 09/09/2010 8:36:17 AM PDT by Buckeye Battle Cry (If Pelosi were Pope abortion would be a sacrament.)
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To: RachelFaith

Do0n;t get your hopes up.....W. Virginia was where Kennedy STOLE the elction from Nixon.


5 posted on 09/09/2010 8:36:27 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion......the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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Looking at the lists.... we COULD see a 15 NET gain of seats. TWICE what anyone else was predicting just weeks ago.

This would be a Nuclear Holocaust for the Dems.


6 posted on 09/09/2010 8:37:31 AM PDT by RachelFaith (2010 is going to be a 100 seat Tsunami - Welcome to "The Hunt for Red November".)
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West Virginia is a critical state as I understand the Democrat running is a pretty well known and popular fellow.

It seems as if the Republicans can win there, they have succeeded in nationalizing the election which really goes in their favor considering the mess the nation is in.


7 posted on 09/09/2010 8:37:35 AM PDT by I_Like_Spam
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Oh, but he’s incorruptible don’t ya know. /s


8 posted on 09/09/2010 8:38:11 AM PDT by RachelFaith (2010 is going to be a 100 seat Tsunami - Welcome to "The Hunt for Red November".)
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Ha! I predicted this race would tighten once it looked possible.


9 posted on 09/09/2010 8:39:09 AM PDT by MattinNJ (NJ's new slogan. Garrett and Christie. Perfect together.)
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"And Robert Byrd is not even yet decomposed."

Don't be so sure. He was 95% there before he croaked.

10 posted on 09/09/2010 8:40:00 AM PDT by marlon ("They talk about me like a dog" Barack Obama)
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To: Ann Archy

First, that was 50 freaking years ago! Second, it was Illinois that cost Nixon the election with Daley holding back the Chicago results until it could be determined how many votes were needed for Kennedy to win.


11 posted on 09/09/2010 8:40:15 AM PDT by Anitius Severinus Boethius
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I KNOW when it was....I just didn’t want her getting her hopes up!!


12 posted on 09/09/2010 8:42:01 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion......the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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“And Robert Byrd is not even yet decomposed.”

He’s pickled. It will take a century.


13 posted on 09/09/2010 8:42:25 AM PDT by TheThirdRuffian (Nothing to see here. Move along.)
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You are correct. WV is insular. And John Raese is a horrible weak candidate and Joe is invincible. I mean two weaks ago the Dems were fighting each other and each side was picking out the new drapes for the Governor’s office.

NOW this poll?

Joe may be going BACK to his office and staying for life or even getting primaried.

Thus, WV has finally nationalized an election for US Senate. An historical event. Even if Raese loses now, by a few points. It will send SHOCK WAVES.

This is BIG.


14 posted on 09/09/2010 8:44:29 AM PDT by RachelFaith (2010 is going to be a 100 seat Tsunami - Welcome to "The Hunt for Red November".)
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And then Obamacare and the financial laws needs to be repealed.
15 posted on 09/09/2010 8:45:09 AM PDT by 2001convSVT ("Repeal ObamaCare")
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This would be a Nuclear Holocaust for the Dems.

Here's hoping...

16 posted on 09/09/2010 8:45:11 AM PDT by samtheman
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Oh my hopes are now TO THE MOON!

See, I know WV. And I know John Raese. And the staff he has. And the party problems and the 1 party rule for 80 years and WHY.

So, until 2 weeks ago, I was TOTALLY NEGATIVE on WV. Look at my old posts.

I can go 1,000 words deep on why Raese wouldn’t get 32%.

But he IS doing the right things. He needs to KEEP doing them. Don’t go all wussy and soft NOW.

Hit HARDER. MEANER. It works!

Just WIN dammit!


17 posted on 09/09/2010 8:47:46 AM PDT by RachelFaith (2010 is going to be a 100 seat Tsunami - Welcome to "The Hunt for Red November".)
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And then Obamacare and the financial laws needs to be repealed.

This is where my happy face turns south.

I don't think we will have THAT support. Already our so called leaders are starting to talk about FIXING it and not UNDOING it. They are talking about EXTENDING the tax cuts for a couple years and Not CUTTING SPENDING.

I have a great feeling about the election and a HORRIFIC FOREBODING about how they will govern and 2012 if they fail to do rightly.

18 posted on 09/09/2010 8:53:52 AM PDT by RachelFaith (2010 is going to be a 100 seat Tsunami - Welcome to "The Hunt for Red November".)
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WV ain’t no HI or MA or RI or NY...


19 posted on 09/09/2010 8:56:34 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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And his strategy should be: "Manchin is a great governor, keep him there. I'll take care of YOUR business in Washington!"

Go to the Rasmissen analysis...very interesting!

20 posted on 09/09/2010 8:58:24 AM PDT by fantail 1952 ("Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice")
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