Posted on 09/08/2014 8:12:08 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
A large collection of new Senate polls from the New York Times/CBS and NBC/Marist are very good news for the GOP effort to retake the Senate.
In the two most vulnerable seats held by Republicans -- Kentucky and Georgia -- the latest polls show Mitch McConnell and David Perdue expanding their leads. Some Democrats had hoped to add Kansas to the target list, but it looks like the scheme to get the less popular Democratic nominee to give up his effort in hopes an independent could defeat Pat Roberts in a one-on-one race, may be stymied with the Secretary of State ruling the Democrat's name will remain on the ballot.
In the pickup department, virtually everyone has conceded that Republicans will win 3 seats in South Dakota (Rounds), West Virginia (Capito), and Montana (Daines). In two other close races, Republicans seem to have pulled ahead by 4-5 point margins -- Alaska (Dan Sullivan) and Arkansas (Tom Cotton). Alaska has seen a sharp recent move after Democrat Mike Begich blew his incumbency advantage by trying to blame his Republican opponent for release of a criminal in a new ad. When the victim's family complained and asked for the ad to be removed, the damage was done. Begich had campaigned on two themes -- I have been in Alaska longer than my opponent (he is "from away" as they would say in Maine), and "tell me again who Barack Obama is?”). Now he is on defense.
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Don’t worry. We are down here preparing to throw Ms.Piggy out on her rump.
On what grounds did the secretary of state determine to leave him on the ballot?
Damned Republicans, following the law! How long before this is termed 'voter suppression'?
This time it is the Senate that we are after. Fingers crossed. Watch the honest polls.
In 2010 ElectionProjection.com was the best predictor of the outcome in the House of Representatives. I will be watching their Senate Predictions this time. The current EP prediction: A GOP pickup of 6. That's enough to get rid of Harry Reid as Majority Leader.
hopefully it will be a veto proof Senate to stop, or at least slow down this slide into socialism/communism.
Most polling organizations switch from Registered Voters to Likely Voters after Labor Day. This is the first round of results that reflect that switch. As expected, the (R)’s generally get a bump of several points. Good news, but it would have been a surprise had that not occurred.
The polls themselves are somewhat suspect. More and more people don’t have landlines or screen their calls. Traditional polling methods are less effective and the workarounds are unproven. None of these polling results reflect midterm turnout, even with the likely voter screen. Right now, people in the (R) camp are much more likely than the (D) camp to show up in November and I doubt that this shows in the polls at the moment.
Despite the doom and gloomers, this is going to be a good election cycle for conservatives. More conservatives will be elected at every level and they will exert their influence on the old bulls. The next Congress will behave very differently than did this one, especially if Harry Reid is not Majority Leader.
The law requires a very good reason for dropping out. Health or something serious. Just deciding to drop out for political reasons will not cut it. In addition, I'm not sure if the Dem even gave a reason for dropping out.
And, IIRC, the ballots went to the printer last Friday.
One last note about Pat Roberts. Yes he is old. But his Heritage Rating is 93% conservative. The same as Ted Cruz.
Cotton counters by running an ad with his mother.
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Pryor's/Dems’ ads against Cotton are filled with half-truths and innuendos.
Both sides have run ads accusing the other of wanting to increase the SS/Medicare age.
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Depending on the poll, the race is tight. One week Pryor seems to be a few points ahead. Next week, Cotton seems to have gained a few points and is ahead.
“On what grounds did the secretary of state determine to leave him on the ballot?”
The clear language of the law on the books? That would be my guess.
You can’t drop out after the primary unless there is a good reason why you couldn’t take office.
If he was to have such an issue, the RATS would have to replace him on the ballot with another RAT candidate.
Under every case, a Demonrat is going to be on that ballot.
I’m not worried about the runoffs as much as the recounts. It seems the dims can lose by 5% and still win on a recount.
I hope the Freepers read this and believe it. I do. I don't buy the argument that the GOPe is just another branch of the Dem Party for a minute. Ted Cruz is very unlikely to lead the next Senate but at least Harry Reid won't ether.
Kansas Law, Chad Taylor, District Attorney of Shawnee County (Topeka) failed to comply with the requirements.
http://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/election/article1504835.html
Cool thanks. I just saw where he dropped out and this is the first I heard that he wasn’t allowed. I don’t follow Kansas politics so I wasn’t sure.
Of course the law was ignored when the rats replaced Lautenberg years ago when the “torch” was going to lose because of corruption. They just got a rat judge to say they had to do the swap.
Are the rats going to sue to get him removed from the ballot?
Warner (D-VA) has been pounding Gillespie with negative ads in the past few weeks. FINALLY Gillespie is responding with good ads that tie Obama around Warner’s neck but also has a positive message of job growth and lower taxes.
Warner is probably still going to prevail, but it’s good to see Gillespie fighting back.
On the grounds that democrats cheat at every opportunity.
They only exist in a fantasy world. Polls are deigned to make the theft of elections look honest.
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