Posted on 03/19/2014 11:12:33 AM PDT by cotton1706
Republican Congressman Steve Daines is well ahead of interim Senator John Walsh and fellow Democrat John Bohlinger in Rasmussen Reports’ first look at the 2014 U.S. Senate race in Montana.
A new statewide telephone survey of Likely Montana Voters finds that Daines leads Walsh by 14 points – 51% to 37%. Four percent (4%) like some other candidate in the race, and nine percent (9%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 750 Likely Voters in Montana was conducted on March 17-18, 2014 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
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As long as Daines doesn’t pull a Rehberg, we’re in business.
Obviously Montana has to be dragged through the courts to overturn this unjust result! /s
Daines may be ahead but nobody up here has any interest in the election at this point.
I suspect that is due to the density of the population around Helena and Missoula (UofM). This is far too endemic of the Electoral College. Unless it is changed to attenuate the effect of population centers, this Nation is not long for this Earth.
Heard that Montana has never voted into office anyone that was appointed by a Governor to finish someone’s term.
Hope this is true
I forgot what Rehberg did. Refresh my memory please.
Ran a campaign so boring, everyone fell asleep.
Montana is an old railroad/mining/union state, and in fact is a closed shop state.
Like the Dakotas it also has large numbers of old folks, farmers and Indians who, like it or not, have been conditioned to look to the government for sustenance.
In addition the wealthy lefties who have already ruined Colorado, to name one state, are also moving to Montana in large numbers.
Still Daines is a decent fellow, good-natured and apparently squeaky clean and, as per Viennacon above, if he doesn’t fall on his face it seems he’s on track to win.
The state is heavily dependent on the Fed's to provide highway funds, farm subsidies, student loans, military pay and pensions, federal retirement, Veterans benefits and Social Security.
Anybody wanting to get elected Senator here has to guarantee Montana voters that none of those programs will be cut....
Yep, the Kalifornicators are infesting Missoula, Bozeman, and likely Butte.
Did Walsh ever find that $23,000,000 of missing stimulus money from his department?
I doubt many Kalifornicators will be attracted to Butte...although it’s my favorite Montana city...more like Bozeman, Helena and Mizzou.
Butte is now and always has been a big union town.
Well the Dem’s have always held that seat its the other that went to the GOP a few times ..so I guess you need to hope that trend won’t hold true....
In Montana have to look at what it is now..it ain’t the same place I grew up in...
What does "pull a Rehberg" actually mean?
The GOPe and msm lecture us ad infinitum about why we lost in Indiana and Missouri since it fits their narrative. But there is not one word about why we lost in Montana, and not one word about why we lost in Florida, and not one word about why we lost in North Dakota, and not one word about why we lost in Wisconsin .... etc. etc.
Since the GOPe and msm are silent about Rehberg's loss, I think I could probably guess why he lost. But would you mind confirming my suspicions?
He ran a lackluster, sleepwalkers’ campaign. Did nothing to counteract a Democrat plant Libertarian. An all round fiasco, and yes, a RINO screwup.
Very encouraging poll in Montana.
Ping
This race is a likely but not certain pick-up. The race to succeed Daines in the House is a little more iffy. Does anyone know about the Pubbie candidates in the crowded primary?
Drew Turiano is identified as the “Tea Party” candidate, but he has no money. I thought Corey Stapleton was supposed to be the strongest candidate, but he’s in 3rd place in the money race. Matt Rosendale has the most amount of money. Aside from Turiano, all 4 other candidates are current or former State Senators.
I’d have to yield to the folks in Montana as to which of the candidates is the most appealing. I don’t expect the GOP to lose either race this time, fortunately.
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