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Contested Senate Races, Polls and Links for Contributions
self research | 8-28-02 | patriciaruth

Posted on 08/28/2002 3:29:12 PM PDT by patriciaruth

Close, possible pickups: South Dakota, Missouri, Georgia and Minnesota.

Possible losses: New Hampshire, Texas, Arkansas, North Carolina

If lightening strikes, may pickup: Iowa, New Jersey

South Dakota: John Thune, current Congressman, (articulate, affable, attractive in the recent debate with Johnson) running against Tim Johnson, current Senator.
Last poll: 40%-40% announced just before the debate

Link to www.johnthune.com

John Thune for South Dakota
P.O. Box 516
Sioux Falls, SD 57101

Minnesota: Norm Coleman, former mayor of St. Paul, running against Paul Wellstone, current Senator.

Link to www.colemanforsenate.com

Coleman for U.S. Senate
1410 Energy Park Dr, Ste. 11
St. Paul, MN 55108-9865

North Carolina: Elizabeth Dole, former U.S. Transportation Secretary under Ronald Reagan and CEO of the American Red Cross, favored to win GOP primary, may be running against Erskine Bowles, former Clinton chief of staff. Primaries have been postponed to September 10 due to legal squabbling over redistricting. There will be no runoff primaries as a result.

Link to www.elizabethdole.org

Dole 2002 Committee
P.O. Box 2109
Salisbury, NC 28145-9982

New Hampshire: Current Senator Bob Smith is being challenged in the Republican primary by current U.S. Representative John Sununu, son of former Governor, who was ahead in last Republican primary poll I saw. Whoever wins will run weakened against current Democrat governor, Jean Shaneen.

(603) 641-9536 to call Sununu if he wins the primary on September 10.

Missouri: Jim Talent, former Congressman from St. Louis, against current Senator Jean Carnahan, who was appointed when her dead husband narrowly "won" in 2000 election against John Ashcroft.

Last Zogby poll: Talent 47%-46% Carnahan

Link to www.talentforsenate.com

Jim Talent for Senate
9433 Olive Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63132

Arkansas: Senator Tim Hutchinson challenged strongly by state attorney general Mark Pryor. Sen. Hutchinson, a former Baptist minister, is in trouble for reelection because of his divorce and remarriage after winning the Senate seat in 1996 on a platform of family values. He won his primary by 70% against another Christian conservative so the voters may be starting to forgive him.

Link to www.tim2002.com

Hutchinson for Senate
PO Box 998
Rogers, AR 72756

Georgia: U.S. Rep. Saxby Chambliss against Max Cleland, appointed Senator in 2000 by the Democrat governor when Republican Senator Coverdale died unexpectedly.

Texas: State Attorney General John Cornyn is running close in the polls to Democrat Ron Kirk, former mayor of Dallas. Current Senator Phil Graham is retiring. Democrat Kirk is getting lots of financial support from outside the state because he is black and because Democrats want to embarrass Bush in his home state of Texas.

Link to www.johncornyn.com

Iowa: U.S. Representative Greg Ganske is challenging current Senator Tom Harkin. Although he was behind in last poll, he may gain ground with the ad campaign in urban areas.

New Jersey: Doug Forrester (bio: former assistant state treasurer, now small businessman and university instructor) is running against Senator Robert Torricelli, who was acquitted by a jury but had a reprimand from the Senate Ethics Committee and may be vulnerable.
A poll in June had Torricell-44%, Forrester-36%.

Link to www.forrester2002.com


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KEYWORDS: arkansas; iowa; minnesota; missouri; newhampshire; newjersey; northcarolina; senateraces; southdakota; texas
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To: Overtaxed; Darth Sidious; mykdsmom
JIM SNYDER MEGA-BUMP
21 posted on 08/28/2002 5:18:12 PM PDT by Constitution Day
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To: patriciaruth; dead
The two latest polls show Forrester with a 13-point and 11-point lead over Torricelli.
22 posted on 08/28/2002 5:19:29 PM PDT by BlackRazor
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To: patriciaruth
I sent Thune another 50 yesterday Patricia and after watching the debate last night and his opening statement, I may send him more. He is an impressive guy, not your everyday rino weenie, that's for dang sure.
23 posted on 08/28/2002 5:20:24 PM PDT by jwalsh07
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To: Constitution Day
I think I've heard maybe one Dole ad on the radio. Other than that not a peep out of her. Erskine Bowels is ...uh...making more noise than she is.
24 posted on 08/28/2002 5:24:51 PM PDT by Overtaxed
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To: Overtaxed; snopercod
Over on the NC Freeper thread, snopercod asked me an interesting & timely question.

I thought I was rather diplomatic about it, but Snyder has my vote for the primary.
Others in the chapter will probably take issue with that. Tough cookies.

25 posted on 08/28/2002 5:38:48 PM PDT by Constitution Day
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To: Overtaxed
Well if people refuse to vote for Dole then they get what they deserve: Bowles.
26 posted on 08/28/2002 5:43:26 PM PDT by marajade
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To: Constitution Day
Guess it depends on what the meaning of "you" is.
27 posted on 08/28/2002 5:44:34 PM PDT by Overtaxed
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To: marajade
Well if people refuse to vote for Dole...

Sorry, that's why we have primaries.
If Dole wins the primary (and I am 99 44/100% sure she will), I'll vote for her.

28 posted on 08/28/2002 5:53:37 PM PDT by Constitution Day
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To: Constitution Day
Are you saying this article is inaccurate? It states there will be no primaries in NC.
29 posted on 08/28/2002 5:58:33 PM PDT by marajade
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To: Overtaxed
Well, I took him to mean that he wanted to know who the chapter was endorsing.
30 posted on 08/28/2002 5:59:51 PM PDT by Constitution Day
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To: marajade
Primaries are Sept. 10...there will be no run-offs.
31 posted on 08/28/2002 6:00:26 PM PDT by Overtaxed
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To: marajade
"There will be no runoff primaries as a result."

Key word: runoff.

32 posted on 08/28/2002 6:02:33 PM PDT by Constitution Day
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To: Constitution Day
It was kind of ambiguous...could have been either plural or singular. :)

Wow! Only one meeting and we already have an official endorsement! /sarcasm

33 posted on 08/28/2002 6:03:39 PM PDT by Overtaxed
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To: Constitution Day
my mistake... Dole would make an excellent senator...
34 posted on 08/28/2002 6:07:14 PM PDT by marajade
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To: Kobyashi1942
I predicted five-seat pickup, surprisingly not so much different from what this data might well lead to.

The information I gave was far more up to date, and instead of just swallowing RAT polls whole, I threw them out or used their demographics to indicate what really WAS likely to happen.

There has been positive news in La. Ga. Ia. Ar. and SD. since I published my thread three days ago.

Not a nuckle head, but CRYSTALK. Remember that name, spell it correctly.

35 posted on 08/28/2002 6:08:32 PM PDT by crystalk
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To: Overtaxed
Just trying to be diplomatic in my 'official capacity', OT.

As for myself, well, I tend not to be a shrinking violet. :)

36 posted on 08/28/2002 6:09:24 PM PDT by Constitution Day
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To: marajade
Fair enough.

She would make a better Senator than 'Irksome Bowels', but as far as excellent?
I remain unconvinced.

37 posted on 08/28/2002 6:11:17 PM PDT by Constitution Day
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To: Constitution Day
She beats McCain by a mile... Believe me, it could be a lot worse...
38 posted on 08/28/2002 6:12:36 PM PDT by marajade
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To: Constitution Day
Just trying to be diplomatic in my 'official capacity'

Hehehe....diplomacy is not my strong suit.

39 posted on 08/28/2002 6:15:26 PM PDT by Overtaxed
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To: marajade
I'm not sure whether she beats McCain.

McCain has a long voting record on the Hill to refer to.
Dole, OTOH, has never held an elected office.

40 posted on 08/28/2002 6:16:16 PM PDT by Constitution Day
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