Poll gives Bush win over Reno by 2-1 ratio

St. Petersburg Times ^ | October 23, 2001 | LUCY MORGAN

[GraniteStateConservative]

"If Schroth's numbers are accurate, Reno would do worse with general election voters than 1994 Democratic senatorial candidate Hugh Rodham who polled 29.5 percent statewide," Garcia said.

How funny would that be next year?

[comebacknewt]

Janet Reno's running is the best thing that could have happened to Jeb.

She is a very well known public figure. I doubt her poll numbers will move a whole lot before the election.

[afz400]

Actually I think Reno's candidacy is just a shady, semi-legal way for Democrats to pay her back for all the crooked deals she did for them while she was in office. I expect her to back out after she gets paid off. She got no pension or book deal so she needs the bucks.

[GEC]

Before 9/11, this almost could have been an interesting race.

With W looking vulnerable, Jeb could have been in trouble locally, especially since El Reno has name id.

Instead, many votes will be thinking that they have to vote for Jeb so that W is supported.

El Reno will walk away with the dumbocrat primary and then lose in the state's largest landslide election ever.

Run Janet Run. Shake Janet Shake.

[capt. norm]

Looks like the Dems are offering up Reno for a sacrifice in this election. They pretty much knew they had nobody who could defeat Jeb so they let spooky old Janet run for the office.

The good news is that she will probably disappear after this with no further attempts to get into an elected office.

[Snowy]

Does this poll take into account the democrats' "cheat" factor?

[LarryLied]

You were right.

[The Vast Right Wing]

Or that they don't want the Attorney General that put the kabosh on all of the wire-taps and other survellance of suspected terrorist. Janet Reno is about as innocent in all of the terrorist attacks as Albright, Freeh, and of course Obubba himself.

[PhiKapMom]

FYI!

[BikerNYC]

Even my friends who voted for Clinton and later Gore thought this was a bad idea.

[aomagrat]

Does this poll take into account the democrats' "cheat" factor?

Jeb Bush is going to need a bigger ratio than 2-1 to overcome the democrat "cheat factor".

[krb]

friends who voted for Clinton and later Gore

Oxymoron? :-)

[FairWitness]

"A poll taken in mid October by the state's teachers unions shows Gov. Jeb Bush defeating former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno by more than a 2-1 ratio in the 2002 election for governor."

My first reaction is, why is a teachers union taking a political poll? Don't misunderstand, I know that teachers unions are intensly interested in politics, but running their own poll seems too "obvious" to me. I would think they would not want to appear too "interested" in the outcome (for the sake of PR), even though I know they are very interested.

[My Favorite Headache]

Bump...this has you written all over it

[hawaiian]

bttt

[lepton]

:)

[Landru]

When this hag's name was first mentioned as a potential candidate?
I clearly recall thinking to myself, "Yesssss!"

[Mr. Jeeves]

Jeb Bush is going to need a bigger ratio than 2-1 to overcome the democrat "cheat factor".

Well, maybe not bigger than 2-1 but he had better have a 7 to 10 percent lead in the final poll before the election.

[Clemenza]

Heads up, to my favorite teacher.

[oldglory]

Bring er ON!!!

We will send her--- and her truck--on a nice long trip--to Los Angeles.

Bon Voyage!!??

Florida is BUSH country!!