Thune Now Ahead of Johnson (Rush Reports)

Rush Limbaugh Show ^ | 9/26/2002 | LS

[LS]

Rush just reported the results of a new poll--did not give details of the source of the poll---that Thune has now pulled out to a 5-point lead over Tim Johnson in SD. Did Daschle know this before 9/25? What did he know, and when did he know it?

Anyone have details? This is a killer for the Dems. If true, it means that only Hutchinson/Pryor is breaking against us, while Talent/Carnahan, and Wellstone/Coleman are both apparently up in the air.

I repeat what I have said before: WE NEED A NET OF THREE to keep Chaffee and McCain in line, but that a gain of 3-4 may be sufficient reason for Zell to jump our direction.

[Wolfstar]

You would think a bunch of politicians whose lives were saved by the remarkable actions of civilians on Flight 93, only to find the Senate be among the targets of the first bioweapons attack ever on the United States, would throw politics out the window and do everything possible to protect this nation. But noooo. Their stinking re-election chances and Congressional power are more important to them.

[LS]

I think I said that: NJ looks, right now, like a pickup. NH and TX and NC are "holds." Right now, MN and SD look like pickups. AR is, as of right now, a loss, and MO, right now, is a DEM hold. That means that we have, as of today, a net gain of two, giving us a 51-48-1 (traitor creep Jeffords, who is a Dem).

This makes it very interesting. I am convinced if we can pull out MO and AR, we will see Miller switch, just to stay in power. Perhaps Breaux. But not if the margin is this close. If it is only 1-seat pickup, look for Chaffee or McCain to bolt, putting us back at even.

[MattinNJ]

I don't think McCain will bolt. If we're up 51-49, it won't matter if Chaffee bolts because Cheney has the tie breaker. I just hopes massive voter fraud doesn't sway a few of these races. For example, I think Franks would have beaten Corzine if it wasn't for rampant fraud around Camden and Newark.