Posted on 10/02/2006 5:17:21 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
Representative Harold Ford (D) has taken a 48% to 43% lead over Mayor Bob Corker (R) in Tennessee's increasingly competitive race for U.S. Senate (see crosstabs).
Ford has an edge with unaffiliated voters and leads by a whopping 70% to 23% among moderates.
Ford has gained ground fast in recent weeks. A Rasmussen Reports poll conducted September 5 showed him trailing by a single point, 44% to 45%, after lagging by six points in August, twelve in July.
We are now shifting this race from the "Toss Up" to "Leans Democrat" column in the Senate Balance of Power summary. Just a few weeks ago, we had pulled it from the "Leans Republican" column.
(Excerpt) Read more at rasmussenreports.com ...
Rass gets those every now and then. I remember how during the 2004 campaign every week or so suddenly Kerry would surge from being down 3-5 points to being up 3-5, all in one day.
I am SERIOUSLY considering going in as a write-in candidate myself. Not that I'd have any chance of winning, but ethically speaking I can't vote FOR either one of these clowns.
The polls will register a vote for Corker, but I'm voting against Ted Kennedy.
I thought Corker ran well in the primaries....if he's holding back, now's the time to get it in gear...
Brit Hume just said, about 60 seconds ago, that the latest polls had Ford up by one (1) percentage point.
I often wonder the same about Arizona's, John McCain who is my state senator. Or to put it in plain terms, the state's rip-off artist...
Don't underestimate Ford, he has been at both of the big events that the 278th has had since returning from Iraq (parade in Knoxville and change of command). He is pulling out all the stops.
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