Posted on 08/29/2012 12:45:32 PM PDT by Hojczyk
The Family Research Council poll was conducted by Wenzel Strategies from Aug. 27 to Aug. 28, testing 829 voters for a margin of error of plus or minus 3.38 percent. The sample was 32.7 percent Democrats, 34.1 percent Republicans and 33.2 percent independents.
I don’t remotely believe that Akin is winning right now, but I also don’t believe that McCaskill’s double-digit margin will survive September. Hence Reince Priebus’s conundrum.
Roy Blunt also said this morning that he still thinks Akin will quit, but I’m not sure he himself quite believes it.
Supposedly people are leaning on Huckabee too to get him to change his mind and nudge Akin towards the exit. I don’t think that’s out of the question, actually:
Huckabee may be framing this as a “Mount Carmel moment” now, but if the polls still look awful for Akin in two weeks, he’s going to get nervous about being held responsible for almost singlehandedly propping this guy up on the way to defeat.
That’d be a major black mark on his record ahead of 2016, and he’s already got enough of those (the latest being his endorsement of Dewhurst over Cruz).
That’s what this FRC poll is all about, I assume — reassuring social conservatives who might be wavering in light of the recent gruesome polls from Missouri that Akin’s hanging in there.
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Of course the FRC has no dog in this hunt at all. Right? /s
The NRC should shut up and stay out of it at this point they are only compounding the damage. I believe the voters in Missouri will look at their choices, a Conservative who may mispeak but has a very good voting record on social and fiscal matters or a liberal socialist, an obama apoligist with one of the most liberal fiscal and social records in the Senate. He has some of my money, what I would have given the NRC. His website is easy to find and he does take donations.
And ANYONE who believes this poll . . . wanna buy a bridge? Akin is getting creamed. This polls is absurdly slanted. Akin needs to get out now.
I was sure hoping Akin would drop out; but if this turns out to be for real, I'll send him some money. In 2010, I sent money to O'Donnell, Angle and Whitman, all of whom lost. I'm not throwing good money after bad. If the seat is truly in play, he'll have my support.
Exactly. The GOP wouldn't spend even 1/5th of that even if they supported Akin. The Huckster should put his considerable fortune where his mouth is.
And take his whuppin' like a man.
When somebody else could've won the seat.
Yeah, Akin's a helluva guy. The kind of guy, who having opened the scuttling valves, will go down with the ship.
Noooo. Of course not... I imagine the Dems are doing to this poll what FReepers do to PPP polls.
Well STICK AROUND!!!!! Republicans are SURE to destroy Akin before election day! It’s what they DO, after all.
Look at Tokyo Rove in 2010, doing everything in his power to make certain Republican novices would be defeated by their Marxist opponents!!
Yep, exactly.
>Where are all the anti-Akin posters?..crickets.....
I thought he should drop out but what the heck, like most people I was panicked at the thought of not getting that seat. Anyway, if it looks like he can win then he should get the support, after all it’s the voters who count.
Thank You, DU troll.
From the article:
"The Family Research Council poll was conducted by Wenzel Strategies from Aug. 27 to Aug. 28, testing 829 voters for a margin of error of plus or minus 3.38 percent. The sample was 32.7 percent Democrats, 34.1 percent Republicans and 33.2 percent independents."
How do you like your crow cooked? The poll is 'absurdly' very close to Rasmussen's party-ID polling that he puts out monthly.
The RNC has an out. The Chairman said no money for Akin even if they were tied in the polls. That says he could change his mind if Akin leads.
But the RNC will commission their own poll before doing something like that.
I am agnostic. Misery must really hate Claire.
Did you both even read the article to see the break down of it, or are you just being ignorant?
The pollster, Wenzel, has been used by Farah/WND to create the impression birtherism has broad support. I'd never heard of them before, and couldn't find any previous polling they had done prior to their birther polls. But recently they've done some primary polling that turned out to be relatively accurate...Cruz/Dewhurst being one.
I would consider this poll a potential outlier until others show similar movement.
Having said that, I've been very outspoken about my desire for Akin to drop out. Nothing would make me happier than Akin becoming the next Senator from Missouri...and being completely wrong about my predictions.
But, as I've said repeatedly, we won't see the full assault of the McCaskill oppo research project until the campaigns reach the point of no return. I'd keep the cork in the champagne bottle for now...it hasn't even begun yet.
I believe this poll, he has kept his mouth shut, now the big test is if Akin can keep his mouth and “wisdom” shut about rape and abortion, and keep on message about McCaskill.
Almost too perfect.
Actual percentages: 37 D, 39 R
‘But, as I’ve said repeatedly, we won’t see the full assault of the McCaskill oppo research project until the campaigns reach the point of no return. I’d keep the cork in the champagne bottle for now...it hasn’t even begun yet.’
As I said before, at an evening event in July, Claire did not come, did not send a representative, but did send someone to film Todd Akin. We were later told this person followed them everywhere. I am sure Claire will edit some film down the line for her slimy purposes. I think we need give every ounce to make sure Mr. Akin is elected.
Akin’s voice, delivering the “legitmate rape” comment, is featured in an Elizabeth Warren ad airing in Massachusetts; an indirect attack on Scott Brown which rips the entire Republican party, including Paul Ryan.
We definitely don’t need HER in the Senate any more than we need McCaskill.
Brown pledges to repeal Obamacare. Warren is an Obama Mini-Me. The race is close, and this issue has the potential to peel away independents’ and womens’ votes.
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