Posted on 07/16/2010 6:16:02 AM PDT by gumbyandpokey
The libs are hoping that voters will stay home again this election. If they make up stories like this it may happen.
Harry has effectively painted Sharron as a total whack job with ads that air every few minutes. There is no question that the “mushy middle” has been influenced. The anti-Reid vote definitely remains a majority, but the Angle folks must get some dough fast so they can hire some of their own professional gunfighters. If conservatives around the Country send $5-$25 to her campaign this summer, this race can be won. The rats have no intensity and a huge number of union workers hate Harry and their thug bosses. They have to lie to the pollsters otherwise they face nasty repercussions.
This is starting to look too much like the McCain/Hayworth race in Arizona. I'm afraid "the fix is in".
This is the Rasmussen poll on the race from Teusday. It shows Angle with a slight lead but highlights the same concerns as the Mason Dixon poll:
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is creeping forward and now is nearly tied with Republican Sharron Angle in his bid for reelection in Nevada.
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in Nevada finds Angle with 46% support, while Reid earns 43% of the vote. Six percent (6%) like some other candidate in the race, and five percent (5%) remain undecided.
This is Reid’s best showing all year and follows a visit by President Obama to the state to help his campaign.
Reid has also been trying to raise doubts about Angle and a solid plurality of voters now have negative perceptions of both candidates. Reid is viewed Very Favorably by just 26% of Nevada voters and Very Unfavorably by 48%. For Angle, Very Favorables are 18% and Very Unfavorables are 39%.
At this point in a campaign, Rasmussen Reports considers the number of people with a strong opinion more significant than the total favorable/unfavorable numbers.
I merely pointed out that any poll done in mid July is not reliable due to demographics, no matter how respectable the poll is.
Or is that too hard for you to figure out?
Sorry, not buying a Mason Dixon poll, no way, Rasmussen has her +3, I’m also waiting on Survey USA which probably has the most accurate State by State polls in the business.
An incumbent with a virtual 100% name ID and only 44% favorability rating?
Any rational interpretation of this polling data would suggest that Reid is toast.
The Reid campaign may want to talk up that this poll, or this election, is all about his opponent, but a 44% favor rating is a ticket to private employment. I’d be talking about ANYTHING other than his numbers, as well.
Relax. There is plenty of time for Name ID parity to build for Angle in this election cycle. Once that is achieved, Mr. 44% is toast.
If the partisan interpretation of the above poll (which is devastating for a sitting incumbent) scares you, donate a ten spot (or two or ten) to the Angle campaign.
Angle’s have dropped due to his negative ads. Once Angle fights back she will recapture the lead in quick order.
Bingo! All Republicans must heed the lesson delivered in Karl Rove’s op-ed yesterday. The days of taking on Democrats under the Marquis of Queensbury rules are OVER!
Pat Toomey has a nice start on this with the ads he is running in PA. It already has the usual suspects running off and crying to Obama’s Speech Police.
Its not funny.
Its catastrophic.
Perhaps the GOP will not sweep the Congress.
Americans are demonstrating in Nevada and Arizona, that despite all their rhetoric to the contrary, they are ready for a dictatorship.
This just shows how truly stupid most of the voting public really is.
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Correct
BUT
Like the man says,
If voting really meant anything they wouldn’t let us do it.
“but Mason Dixon is one of the gold standards of polling....”
What makes you think they are the “gold standard?” They weren’t even close in the VA governor’s race last year.
NOT ACCORDING TO RASMUSSEN... and three other polls.
LLS
Those "types of polls" showed Obama winning the presidency by a large margin. Those "types of polls" showed the Democrats making huge gains in the house and senate. I don't suggest you brush off these "types of polls".
“...but she needs to be much more disciplined, yet aggressive, on the campaign trail. The race needs to be about Reid and Obama - the onus will be on Angle to see that happens”
A well-put post. The million dollar question is whether she can become more disciplined on the campaign trail. Her campaign has seemed a bit gaffe-prone since she won the primary.
Angle really needs to shut up and concentrate on the issues that have gotten her this far.
“Blaming a pollster as respected as Mason Dixon is just sticking your head in the sand, imo.”
You keep hanging your hat on Mason Dixon, why, what makes you think they are so credible? Rasmussen and Survey USA are the best in the business, look it up. Like I said before, Mason Dixon wasn’t even close in the VA governor’s race last year while Rasmussen and Survey USA were right on the money.
Pathetic.
It was reported on an earlier thread that this poll was of REGISTERED and not Likely voters.
LLS
I'd say it's Reid's campaign with the problem.
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