Keyword: senateelections2004
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The Republicans' success in Senate races sent Democrats into a tailspin and provided a series of unique occurrences. First, the election of Mel Martinez in Florida means he will be the first Cuban-American to serve in the Senate. In Louisiana, David Vitter will be the first Republican ever to represent the state in the Senate. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, who was initially appointed to her Senate seat, became the first person born in Alaska elected to represent the state in the Senate, according to Senator George Allen of Virginia, who directed the Republican campaign effort. And, Mr. Allen said, Senate...
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WASHINGTON - The presidential race is getting most of the national attention this year, but the battle for the U.S. Senate is just as fierce - and the outcome will have an impact on the fortunes of whoever wins the White House. With the Senate currently in Republican hands by a tiny margin, a shift of just two seats could throw control to the Democrats. Or the election could help Republicans solidify their power - and dethrone the top Democratic leader, Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D., one of this election's most endangered incumbents. "It's nip and tuck," said Steven Smith, a...
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Religion plays prominent role in South Dakota's Senate race PIERRE, S.D. - In political ads that have run on radio and television recently, Eric Kline of Aberdeen has praised Republican Senate candidate John Thune as a person of faith and a "servant leader." The references were intended to let voters know that Thune holds strong religious beliefs, said Kline, a former high school and college basketball star who now is an elementary teacher in Aberdeen. He said the words were his own, not scripted by the campaign. "I feel like I've gotten to know the heart of John, and the...
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Latest Verne Kennedy shows Vitter averaging 49% over three-day period. The same firm also shows state Sen. Craig Romero edging ahead of Billy Tauzin III with Charles Melconan a distant third in House District 3, making an all-Republican runoff very possible.
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Latest poll gives John Thune 49% to Tom Daschle's 46%.
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Thune leads 48.5% to 44.5%, Daschle posts substantial dissapproval ratings.
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Bluegrass Poll shows Bunning ahead by only 49% to 43%, down from 51% to 34% on September 20.
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October 23, 2004--Republican Richard Burr is gaining ground in the race to replace John Edwards as North Carolina's next U.S. Senator. The latest Rasmussen Reports survey shows Burr with 49% of the vote and Democrat Erskine Bowles with 45%. Burr leads by nine points among men and the candidates are tied among women. The survey of 500 Likely Voters was conducted Monday, October 20, 2004. Our previous survey, conducted two weeks earlier found Burr leading by just two percentage points, 47% to 45%. Just 47% of North Carolina voters now have a favorable opinion of Bowles. That's down from 53%...
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Coburn over Carson 48 to 43!! Oklahoma is finally seeing through this imposter.
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Poll shows Vitter within reach of a majority, 'Rats at under 20%. Also shows Charles Boustany pulling further ahead in 7th. District.
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Alaska : R Murkowski loses 45.0% : -1 Colorado : R Coors even bet 50% : flat to -1 Florida : R Martinez wins 63% : +1 Georgia : R Isakson wins 96.5% : +1 Illinois : D Obama wins 98.0% : -1 Louisiana : R Vitter wins 61.0% : +1 Kentucky : R Bunning wins 79.0% : flat N.C. : D Bowles loses 42.0% : +1 Oklahoma : D Carlson loses 46.0% : flat S.C. R DeMint wins 80.0% : +1 S.D. D Daschle wins 56.0% : flat
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Poll shows Murkowski's positives ratings climbing and negatives falling, but has Knowles clinging to a 46.9% to 45.3% lead.
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Poll gives Coors (R) a 50% to 46% lead, also shows Bush's lead stabilizing.
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Burr by 2 is a nice improvement in a poll that had him trailing for a long, long time.
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Poll shows Martinez taking a 4-point lead after trailing in previous survey
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