Posted on 10/06/2014 2:02:40 PM PDT by NKP_Vet
Pat Roberts is unpopular and the GOP brand is suffering in Kansas, as Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's big tax cuts led to cuts in state services, not promised jobs. But Kansas is still a deep red state, and the NBC/Marist poll may be an outlier.
Washington — Wow – is Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts (R) really trailing independent candidate Greg Orman by 10 points? That’s what an NBC/Marist poll released this weekend shows. The survey has Senator Roberts at 38 percent and Mr. Orman at 48 percent in their unusual Democrat-free contest. State Democratic nominee Chad Taylor withdrew on Sept. 3.
The Marist results are bad news for Roberts in more ways than one. He’s not just behind – he’s also personally unpopular. Almost half of likely Kansas voters have an unfavorable view of a guy who’s been one of their senators since 1997. Only 37 percent have a favorable view of Roberts, a stunning fall for a long-time incumbent.
Orman, on the other hand, is well above water in the Marist results. Forty-six percent like him, while only 26 percent say they do not.
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In a pretty reliable red state a pro-abortion, pro queer marriage, gun-grabbing liberal "independent" is liked by almost half the voters in the state. This Obama rubber stamp, if elected as a independent, will vote with the party of Harry Reid 100% of the time. "Independent" hell, he's a democrat running as a "Independent", trying to fool people. He knows that democrats don't get elected in Kansas. So the question is, can voters in Kansas be that stupid? We'll find out in four weeks. I know Roberts is not the greatest republican in the world, but anyone would be better than this lowlife liberal trying to fool people into voting for him. For more on Orman's liberal ways click below.
http://www.kansascity.com/news/government-politics/article2174379.html
He probably isn’t, but even if the poll showing him even is true, it shows how incredibly weak he is. I’d say hopefully Roberts’ incredibly poor performance this cycle — win or lose — will teach the GOP “Establishment” a lesson that the “moderate” isn’t the strong candidate, but it won’t.
Kansas elected the all time abortion queen, Kathleen Sebelius Governor twice. She ran on an abortion agenda, was funded by the abortion industry, and she packed the courts with pro abortion judges. Much of her support came from the Republican party. Red does not necessarily conservative, it just means Republican and the Sebelius vote will go for Orman.
This is an example of how the democrat strategists are professionals and the republican strategists are clowns.
The democrats got a democrat to drop out of the senate race. The republicans would never do that anywhere.
The democrats want to retain control of the senate. They’ll do it by any means necessary. They’ll lie, cheat, steal, or whatever to remain in power. Republicans never get this nasty unless it’s against their own.
A liberal is about to be elected to the senate in a very conservative state. That’s all one needs to know about the incompetency of the republican party.
Most polls result in the desire of who is paying for the poll.
That stupid NBC/Marist poll again.
It was pointed out earlier on FR that the front page of the PDF explaining the methodology says they sought out the youngest male in the household to survey. Since young people tend to be more liberal, they are trying to get the results they want. I wouldn’t believe anything they put out again.
CGato
I want Roberts to win because he is at least a Republican. That being said. He brought this on himself. How hard is it with a job that pays 175K per year to find a decent home in Kansas cheap that you can live in when you come home. GO HOME once a month and stay in your home for a long weekend. IDIOT!
“Pat Roberts is unpopular and the GOP brand is suffering in Kansas”
Pat Roberts IS THE GOP Brand.
Someone ping me when the GOP wave starts.
The GOP did a very good job of lying and cheating in the MS
Primary.
The GOP did a very good job of lying and cheating in the MS
Primary.
And that’s why I posted:
Republicans never get this nasty unless it’s against their own.
” He knows that democrats don’t get elected in Kansas. So the question is, can voters in Kansas be that stupid?”
Kathleen Sebelius proved that Kansas voters CAN be that stupid. Hopefully, they’ve learned something! ;)
A liberal is about to be elected to the senate in a very conservative state. That’s all one needs to know about the incompetency of the republican party.
I’d say it’s more about the incompetency of the Republican voters in Kansas.
In a “both parties suck” world, a unknown non-entity can be appealing.
“Most” actually means “most all”
studies and polls go the way the payer wants them to go,
or they would be stopped, defunded or buried.
Or even to rent a studio apartment?
| Poll | Date | Sample | MoE | Orman (I) | Roberts (R) | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCP Average | 9/14 - 10/1 | -- | -- | 45.4 | 40.2 | Orman +5.2 |
| NBC News/Marist* | 9/27 - 10/1 | 636 LV | 3.9 | 48 | 38 | Orman +10 |
| CBS News/NYT/YouGov* | 9/20 - 10/1 | 2013 LV | 3.0 | 40 | 40 | Tie |
| USA Today/Suffolk* | 9/27 - 9/30 | 500 LV | 4.4 | 46 | 41 | Orman +5 |
| Rasmussen Reports** | 9/16 - 9/17 | 750 LV | 4.0 | 45 | 40 | Orman +5 |
| FOX News | 9/14 - 9/16 | 604 LV | 4.0 | 48 | 42 | Orman +6 |
Perhaps. Or perhaps Kansas is a "pretty reliable red state" because its people are pretty conservative -- and sick of being kicked and spat on by the GOPe, so they're showing their dissatisfaction the only way left to them.
So the question is, can voters in Kansas be that stupid?
Or is the question, can the GOPe be that stupid?
We'll find out in four weeks.
We will.
The commercials I’ve seen here in Kansas are linking Orman with Obama.
Kathleen Sebelius was elected governor, not to a national office. Kansas usually elects democrat governors. Just a strange state I guess.
“sick of being kicked and spat on by the GOPe, so they’re showing their dissatisfaction the only way left to them”
Hell would freeze over before I would vote for a queer “marriage”, baby killing, gun-grabbing leftist POS just because I was mad at the republican he would running against.
I have to sleep with myself at night. I just wouldn’t vote.
One of the things I am most proud of is I have never voted for a democrat in my life and never will.
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