[colorado tanker]

I agree with your insights. I think the main problem is that Allard is, how to put this, charisma-impaired? He's having a hard time getting traction with independents and will really depend on getting out the pubbie base.

[jmaroneps37]

This info is presented in rat-speak. In rat-speak if a rat is ahead, he is ahead margin or no margin. If a Republican is ahead, and it's within the margin, it's a dead heat. By the way this is a zomby poll and so is the one showing mclawyer in a "dead heat" with Jeb. Yesterday Chuck Todd on C-Span could not really keep a straight face when he mentioned zomby's two latest "master pieces" Minnesota and Missouri, he wondered, out loud, how races that have had no dramatic news in ten days, could swing 14 or 15 points. I don't wonder. zomby has admitted a rat bias and it shows.

[ffrancone]

Allard isn't very good looking and his manner is clearly not slick willie. I believe Strickland went hyper-negative very early in order to disgust voters with everyone, knowing that in an honest, positive campaign, he was doomed.

Well, our 600 volunteers are going to be getting out the vote big time this November and the Repubs have not yet begun to shoot their wad on adventising. Strickland has already taken his best shot and outspent Allard 2:1.

[churchillbuff]

Aren't there a bunch more immigrants in Colorado(legal? illegal?) than was true six years ago? Somehow I doubt those are Allard votes.