Posted on 02/09/2011 8:49:28 AM PST by Hawk720
Sen. James Webb (D-Va.) has announced that he will not run for reelection in 2012.
Webb's decision, long anticipated by many in Virginia politics, will make his seat more difficult to hold for his party. Ex-Sen. George Allen (R), who lost the seat in 2006 to Webb, is running to win it back, and a handful of other GOP candidates are also running. Some Democrats hope ex-Gov. Tim Kaine will decide to run for the seat, but he has given no indication yet that he is interested.
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A current poll (yes its Democratic PPP) doesn't look good for Heather and worse for Pearce:
With a 56-27 approval-disapproval margin, Bingaman is more popular at home than all but four of the 77 colleagues which PPP has measured in the last year or so. This strong favor with his voters gives Bingaman formidable odds to walk to re-election, even against Johnson, whose 44-32 favorability rating makes him considerably the best liked of the non-Bingaman candidates, and who is almost equally popular with Democrats, Republicans, and independents.Johnson comes closest to beating the incumbent, yet still trails, 51-40. By comparison, Rep. Steve Pearce lags Bingaman, 57-34, and Rep. Heather Wilson trails, 56-37.
Bingaman safe, Johnson Dems’ only threat in open seat race
Tim Kaine could not win Virginia for Obama in most of the house seats in this past November election.
Virginia is definitely a red state now. If the Dems want to invest a lot of money here they will be taking a huge chance.
How about Radke? Does she have a chance?
http://www.redstate.com/bearingdrift/2010/12/28/jaime-radtke-to-run-for-us-senate-in-virginia/
He’d lose. It’s going to be a G.O.P. year.
Especially if we quit wasting money on 'lost causes' like Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and so forth...put the money into races where there is a GOOD chance of winning.
I suggest you look at the sample used....Q19.....55% Dem and 29% Rep....thats 11% more than 2008.
This NM poll was debunked by Jim Geraghty earlier. They oversampled Dems by a mile.
Go, Cuccinelli!
We need you in the Senate.
“Stabenow in Michigan is a Cow.”
LOL sorry but i loved this analysis thank you for the laugh
Webb was a stalking horse to get rid of Allen. Webb told Obama that his “healthcare reform” would destroy the Democrat party yet he voted for it anyway. Webb talked a good game but voted the wrong way. He was also very rude and borish to Pres. Bush when he asked about his son who is serving in Iraq. Very, very rude.
Allen was a conservative back in the day, but that was well before the Tea Party hit the political scene like a tsunami and honed the meaning of ‘conservative’ to a sharper point. He’s already being called to account for some ‘big government’ spending votes on his record. There is a strong tea party candidate raising lots of money from what I hear ..... I don’t think a head start for Allen is going to be enough to win easily or big. Really nice guy, but unless he’s been taking boxing lessons and is willing to take the gloves off in this current political environment, I don’t think he’s tough enough for the job.
Ken Cuccinelli. The guy is a conservative rock star.
Agreed. As much as I liked Allen, especially compared to Webb, he’s damaged goods now.
Cuccinelli, on the other hand, is as solid as a rock when it comes to conservative principles.
The “Blue Dog” has been voting in lockstep with them all along.
Allen was never conservative. He ran up spending and expanded the size of government (not counting the war in Iraq).
Yeah, real Conservative that Cantor.
How do you think I’m gonna get along without you when you’re gone?
You took me for everything that I had and kicked me out on my own
Are you happy? Are you satisfied?
How long can you stand the heat?
Out of the doorway the bullets rip to the sound of the beat (Look out)
Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
And another one gone
And another one gone
Another one bites the dust
Hey, I’m gonna get you too
Another one bites the dust
Good riddance to that sellout.
The 2014 election looks good as well. Twenty Democrats and only 13 Republicans.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_elections,_2014
I’m thinking 60 GOP senators in 2015 is possible.
Allen has this won hands down, thankfully.
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