Interesting Poll Results
GOVERNOR – NEW JERSEY (Survey USA)
Chris Christie (R) 41%
Jon Corzine (D-inc) 39%
Chris Daggett (I) 19%
GOVERNOR – NEW JERSEY (Democracy Corps)
Jon Corzine (D-inc) 42%
Chris Christie (R) 39%
Chris Daggett (I) 13%
GOVERNOR – NEW JERSEY (Rutgers-Eagleton)
Jon Corzine (D-inc) 39%
Chris Christie (R) 36%
Chris Daggett (I) 20%
GOVERNOR – VIRGINIA (PPP)
Bob McDonnell (R) 52%
Creigh Deeds (D) 40%
GOVERNOR – FLORIDA (Rasmussen)
Bill McCollum (R) 46%
Alex Sink (D) 35%
US SENATE – FLORIDA (Rasmussen)
Charlie Crist (R) 46%
Kendrick Meek (D) 34% Marco Rubio (R) 46%
Kendrick Meek (D) 31%
US SENATE – NEVADA (Research 2000)
Danny Tarkanian (R) 46%
Harry Reid (D-inc) 41%
Sue Lowden (R) 47%
Harry Reid (D-inc) 42%
Draw your own conclusions.
Hat tip: Hedgehog Report.
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US SENATE – FLORIDA (Rasmussen)
Charlie Crist (R) 46%
Kendrick Meek (D) 34% Marco Rubio (R) 46%
Kendrick Meek (D) 31%
How should this one be interpreted?
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My conclusions?
GOP landslide in VA, Corzine wins over Doughnut Boy in the swamp, Scozzafava and Hoffman split the vote in NY-23 and the Dem wins, Crist wins easily.
One out of four, which ain’t good.
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Although let me say that NY-23 is symbolic of a battle that must be fought, and fought now, between the RINOs and conservatives.
Palin has shown courage and done the right thing.
Of all these elections, I am most fervently pulling for Hoffman to win, because of the symbolic importance it will have.
If Scozzy had any sense, she would withdraw.
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I would interpret the FL race as both Crist and Rubio could beat Meek. This is one of the cases when we really need to work hard to drive the RINO out.
I am not as pessimestic about NY-23 as you are. Dede has made some major screw up recently (calling the cops, the news conference in front of Hoffman’s campaign office, etc.).
It will be interesting to see the effect has of the funding Hoffman needs for a final blitz. In Facebook, she urged people to donate to Hoffman’s campaign and even listed a link. She has a lot of clout with her close followers. If 50,000 people donate $25 because of Sarah, that’s $1.25 million, which can go a long way.
Regardless, as you said, Phineas, Sarah did the right thing. But, when hasn’t she? NY23 may be the first election of a new era in which conservatives take on the GOP establishment.
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C4P links to an article that says Tina Fey is leaning toward voting for Sarah in the next election. I didnt provide a link because it may be a hoax.
I posted below that supporting Hoffman will not diminish Sarah in any way, win or lose. Now if she were to show up and campaign locally for him then that would change things. She is just doing what she said she would do….support real conservatives.
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Now if she were to show up and campaign locally for him then that would change things.
Change in what way? Are you thinking about whether a Hoffman loss would diminish Sarah or not?
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Yeah, if she were to actually show up and campaign and it could be shown that his support diminished after that it would look like she could be a liability.
I think that if she were to show up just the opposite would happen of course.
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I think Hoffman may indeed pull this out…but just keeping Scozzafava (aka: “Scuzzy”) out would be a victory. Why? Better a Democrat in there now, that can be voted out in 2010, than giving Scuzzy a year to pretend to be “of the people” and then switch to a (D) after 2010 (which she refuses to rule out!).
as for Corzine…geez. New Jersey, I know you don’t like advice from Californians…but DAMN!
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Rubio has been closing the gap with Crist. There are many in FL who are not yet familiar with him. However, across the state in county Republican meetings Rubio has been winning straw polls. Crist is tied to Obama and the stimulus.
Crist will lose.
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A poll I read on NY-23 showed that Hoffman has momentum up and Dede is going down.
Dede will be 3rd. I don’t know if Hoffman or the Dem wins, but if enough are angry with the Dem Congress, then Hoffman will win.
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Via The Corner, Rick Santorum endorsed Hoffman this morning. It appears many are finally jumping on the bandwagon. I suppose they decided it was now “safe” to do so.
Steve Forbes Will Endorse Hoffman [Robert Costa]
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The Christ-Rubio situation is interesting in that it is THE showcase battle that Conservative candidates can win and that we don’t need to run middle-roading RINOs just to ‘play it safe’.
Hoffman-Scozza is along the same lines. Conservatives could and probably will lose both of these races, but it won’t necessarily mean Conservatism lost–it’ll be portrayed that way by the media, but that won’t be the case. Crist has name, incumbency and money advantage over Rubio.
The LMAO moment will come when Rubio and Hoffman wins thier respective races running as Conservatives, but Christie Cream loses his race after sliding left.
Lastly, and a very important race for the Dimwits will be Dingy’s. Conservative blogs are full of comments (I will include myself) that he is toast, but if he is able to pull this out, many of us will have egg on our faces. On the flip side, if he loses, it’ll be a welcome but ho-hum event. (Sort of like getting your first bike for Christmas only to discover its raining outside)
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I would like to see Rick Santorum consider a presidential run.
I think he would be a perfect candidate at this time.
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More specifically, Santorum-Allen as the ticket, Palin for RNC chair.
She’s clearly got the golden touch for fundraising, can motivate the base like none other, and is broadly defining the future of conservatism. Nevertheless, her high personal negatives probably rule her out as the candidate, unless they suddenly change.
That’s even assuming that she wants the nomination in 2012, which I doubt. I think she is doing exactly what she intended, knowing how she can best contribute to the conservative movement.
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PG,
How do you figure that Crist wins at this point when both are neck and neck? Crist has an advantage in availability of air time. But a good ground game by Rubio could nullify that advantage. He’s has the Teas behind him. Its just a matter of is it enough?
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Well, that’s why my first post asked how this should be interpreted:
Charlie Crist (R) 46%
Kendrick Meek (D) 34% Marco Rubio (R) 46%
Kendrick Meek (D) 31%
Does that mean that Crist and Rubio are tied in a head-to-head matchup?
Or is it showing how they fare against Meek?
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I think the layout is supposed to be –
Charlie Crist (R) 46%
Marco Rubio (R) 46%
Kendrick Meek (D) 34%
Kendrick Meek (D) 31%
At least the way I am understanding it…. which can be wrong.
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If that is correct, it is obviously a toss-up.
As I posted previously, if the Oompa-Loompa loses, I will be very pleased.
Although I think Rubio has his flaws as well, particularly regarding amnesty.
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My take:
Crist wins over Meek 46 – 34
Rubio wins over Meek 46 – 31
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If they both will smash the Meek one, why would anyone vote for the pretender?