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1 posted on 05/08/2011 10:12:44 AM PDT by Clintonfatigued
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To: Clintonfatigued

Kaine is worse than Webb.


2 posted on 05/08/2011 10:14:14 AM PDT by Jane Austen (Boycott the Philadelphia Eagles!)
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To: Clintonfatigued

>according to a new Washington Post poll

Translation: the Republican leads by double digits.


3 posted on 05/08/2011 10:14:50 AM PDT by max americana (FUBO)
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To: Clintonfatigued
"candidates are tied at 46 percent among registered voters"

Worthless poll. Registered voters don't decide an election, LIKELY voters do.

4 posted on 05/08/2011 10:15:15 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Amber Lamps !"~~)
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To: Clintonfatigued

Looks like we’re in for another late night in select Northern VA/Richmond precincts.


5 posted on 05/08/2011 10:15:43 AM PDT by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
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To: randita; hockey mom; Corin Stormhands; fieldmarshaldj; AuH2ORepublican; Impy; GOPsterinMA; ...

This race could go either way, though George Allen ought to be polling better than he is IMHO. I still have doubts as to whether he’s so gaffe-prone that we would be better off with someone else as the nominee.


6 posted on 05/08/2011 10:16:56 AM PDT by Clintonfatigued (Muslims are a people of love, peace, and goodwill, and if you say that they aren't, they'll kill you)
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George Allen was a great governor and senator. How Kaine can even be close is shocking. Short memories of what Allen did for Virginia.


8 posted on 05/08/2011 10:18:53 AM PDT by katiedidit1
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To: Clintonfatigued

Tied among registered voters? Good. I expect turnout to decide the close contests and I expect a huge anti-Obama wave of turnout across all 57 states. ;)


12 posted on 05/08/2011 10:36:19 AM PDT by ez ("Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is." - Milton, Paradise Lost)
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To: Clintonfatigued

Couple of tidbits. This is a registered voter poll, not likely voters. Sample is skewed Dem. and Allen does quite a bit better than Kaine amongst Independents. My guess is a “Likely Voter Poll” without the Dem. Skew will have Allen up by 10+.


14 posted on 05/08/2011 10:58:09 AM PDT by Old Retired Army Guy
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To: Clintonfatigued

They must have polled the only two districts that voted Democratic in the last election.


15 posted on 05/08/2011 11:06:52 AM PDT by HarleyD
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To: Clintonfatigued
Tied...or even “close” guarantees marxist victory...The dead, inmates, and illegals will not be denied!
21 posted on 05/08/2011 11:28:12 AM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
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To: Clintonfatigued

Remind everyone of the truth: Kaine is a Hussein Cultist. That should take him down in Virginia to about 15% of the vote.


22 posted on 05/08/2011 11:46:55 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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To: Clintonfatigued

The Washington Post typically oversamples democrats. This poll shows a mirror image of voter sentiment on the democrat/Republican voters, 86-10 and 10-85, with independents in favor of Allen 49-39. http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/politics/virginia-senate-2012-an-early-look/2011/05/07/AF9j97LG_graphic.html

With such an overwhelming independent vote on Allen’s side, and a mirror-image breakout on the democrat/Republican vote, the only way you could end up with a 46-46 tie is if you counted more democrats to balance out the independents.

The Post polls usually do this in Virginia elections. The Republican in early polls always shows up badly because of the democrat weighting. They hope to create a bandwagon effect for the democrat and demoralize the Republican base.


25 posted on 05/08/2011 12:43:42 PM PDT by oldbill
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