Zguy28 Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061005/pl_nm/poll_senate_dc_1 By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent Thu Oct 5, 7:01 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats must gain six seats in the November 7 election to recapture U.S. Senate control, and they lead in three of the seven most vulnerable Republican-held states, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Thursday. Democrats lead Republican incumbents in Montana, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania. Republican incumbents lead in Virginia and Missouri, the polls found, with races in Republican-held Ohio and Tennessee deadlocked. The polls of at least 600 likely voters in each state have a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. Here is a summary of the results in each race polled: CONNECTICUT - Sen. Joseph Lieberman (news, bio, voting record), running as an independent, has a 53 percent to 33 percent lead on Democratic anti-war challenger Ned Lamont. Lieberman, a three-term Democratic incumbent, lost the party primary in August after Lamont attacked his support for the Iraq war. MARYLAND - Democratic Rep. Ben Cardin leads Republican Lt. Gov. Michael Steele by 45 percent to 37 percent in the race to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Paul Sarbanes (news, bio, voting record). MISSOURI - Republican Sen. Jim Talent (news, bio, voting record) leads Democratic state Auditor Claire McCaskill by 43 percent to 39 percent in a contest that has been close all year. MONTANA - Democrat Jon Tester leads Republican Sen. Conrad Burns (news, bio, voting record) 46 percent to 42 percent after Burns suffered a series of problems, from returning donations from associates of convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff to comments seen as insensitive to some ethnic groups and to out-of-state firefighters. NEW JERSEY - Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez, considered vulnerable after polls showed a tightening race, leads Republican challenger Tom Kean Jr. by 45 percent to 35 percent. OHIO - Republican Sen. Mike DeWine (news, bio, voting record) has pulled into a dead heat with Democratic Rep. Sherrod Brown (news, bio, voting record) at 41 percent each. DeWine had been trailing in other recent polls. PENNSYLVANIA - Rick Santorum, the third-ranking Senate Republican, trails Democrat Bob Casey Jr., the son of a popular former governor, by 48 percent to 36 percent. RHODE ISLAND - Sen. Lincoln Chafee (news, bio, voting record), a moderate Republican in one of the most Democratic states, trails Democratic challenger Sheldon Whitehouse by 45 percent to 41 percent. TENNESSEE - In a race for the open seat of retiring Senate Republican Leader Bill Frist, Democratic Rep. Harold Ford (news, bio, voting record) Jr. and Republican Bob Corker, the former mayor of Chattanooga, are deadlocked at 40 percent each. VIRGINIA - Republican Sen. George Allen (news, bio, voting record) has survived a series of recent campaign missteps to take a 48 percent to 37 percent lead over Democratic challenger James Webb. ************************************* Amazingly enough George Allen is apparently staying ahead of Webb. And I must admit I am disappointed that Steele is falling behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 The best thing for Dems would be to fall just 1 seat short of taking control of the Senate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Judges Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 Damn, the last few polls I saw had the Virginia race much closer than that. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15065908/ this one is a week old NEW YORK - Incumbent Republican Senator George Allen and Democratic challenger Jim Webb are tied in the latest MSNBC/McClatchy poll conducted by Mason-Dixon. Each candidate received the support of 43 percent of likely voters in Virginia with 2 percent supporting a third candidate and 12 percent undecided. http://www.pollster.com/polls/?state=VA&race=senate_race Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskins Diehard Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 The best thing for Dems would be to fall just 1 seat short of taking control of the Senate.out of curiosity...why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 The best thing for Dems would be to fall just 1 seat short of taking control of the Senate. With the libs that call themselves "Republican" in the Senate, that would be the same as having Dems in control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 out of curiosity...why? because in 08, they can say the other guys have been in power for another two years and still can barely get anything done. If they won. It would be such a small majority that nothing would get done either way. So, they can go into 08, with a Prez election going on.....with their "Had Enough?" campaign. People don't put that much thought into how many seats each side has. Just who's the majority and who's the minority. 1 person is enough to crank out the ad's about the past 8 years of do-nothing, rubberstamping, wreckless spending, weak results, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 Virginia should be ashamed of itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zguy28 Posted October 5, 2006 Author Share Posted October 5, 2006 Virginia should be ashamed of itself.What can you expect when one candidate is apparently a racist and the other is some sort of male chauvinist? They're gonna choose someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chomerics Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 because in 08, they can say the other guys have been in power for another two years and still can barely get anything done. If they won. It would be such a small majority that nothing would get done either way.So, they can go into 08, with a Prez election going on.....with their "Had Enough?" campaign. People don't put that much thought into how many seats each side has. Just who's the majority and who's the minority. 1 person is enough to crank out the ad's about the past 8 years of do-nothing, rubberstamping, wreckless spending, weak results, etc. Couldn't disagree with you more. Do you want ANOTHER two years of this crap? heck, we lost 24 in 4 days in Iraq, and they STILL don't have a freakin plan. The police we've been propping up as the "solution" was just disbanded because they were going around and mass murdering people. It is a freakin disastor, and they have no clue how to win this god forsaken war. Yes, long term for the future of the democratic party, it would be beneficial to not gain either the house of the senate. . . short term, and for the future of our COUNTRY, I completely disargee. We need to place people in power that will at least put a stop to the radicals in power right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 Virginia should be ashamed of itself. And why is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codeorama Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 Not sure where they got those figures, I keep hearing on local radio each day that the Allen/Webb race is a dead heat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexey Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 What can you expect when one candidate is apparently a racist and the other is some sort of male chauvinist? They're gonna choose someone. Yeah it's hard to pick one candidate when you identify with both :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zguy28 Posted October 5, 2006 Author Share Posted October 5, 2006 Yeah it's hard to pick one candidate when you identify with both :laugh:Whoa, watch out for the San Fransisco police on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 And why is that? Because George Allen is a pathetic stuffed shirt living off his father's reputation. He is the ultimate political onion- you peel off layer after of layer and there is nothing in the middle. He has no redeeming qualities at all - none. Webb at least has significant military service and a brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 Because George Allen is a pathetic stuffed shirt living off his father's reputation. He is the ultimate political onion- you peel off layer after of layer and there is nothing in the middle. He has no redeeming qualities at all - none.Webb at least has significant military service and a brain. I don't know what's funnier right now. Steele's ad's that are ulta-lame, attacking strawmen The ad's by the Dems against Steele saying that he likes puppies, but LOVES Bush. Or Allen's ad's that pure attack, and no "hope". They all stink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooper Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 How could anyone vote for George Allen? I mean, just stay home and keep your dignity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Punani Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 Because George Allen is a pathetic stuffed shirt living off his father's reputation. He is the ultimate political onion- you peel off layer after of layer and there is nothing in the middle. He has no redeeming qualities at all - none.Webb at least has significant military service and a brain. Wasn't Webb the Sec of the Navy during the tailgate scandal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 Because George Allen is a pathetic stuffed shirt living off his father's reputation. He is the ultimate political onion- you peel off layer after of layer and there is nothing in the middle. He has no redeeming qualities at all - none.Webb at least has significant military service and a brain. Then how did Boxer get in the Senate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskins Diehard Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 heck, we lost 24 in 4 days in Iraq, and they STILL don't have a freakin plan. 24 what? Source?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskins Diehard Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 Wasn't Webb the Sec of the Navy during the tailgate scandal? hook johnny...tailhook. there are no scandals around here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen-like Todd Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 Wasn't Webb the Sec of the Navy during the tailgate scandal? Tailgate scandal? Did it involve the dead tree crew? :laugh: I believe you mean the tailhook scandal. I believe that occurred in 1991, long after Webb was gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskins Diehard Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 Tailgate scandal? Did it involve the dead tree crew? :laugh:I believe you mean the tailhook scandal. I believe that occurred in 1991, long after Webb was gone. Oh, forgot about that tailgate scandal. that and the infamous "ban yourself" thread, but since it was sponsored by mods maybe that wasn't a scandal at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Judges Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 Virginia should be ashamed of itself. Hey now, I resemble that remark! Seriously, what can we do? A significant portion of our population votes straight Republican tickets in every election regardless of who's running. Fortunately, many of them don't give a crap about midterms and only vote every 4 years. I wish this election was more focused on the issues and not the mudslinging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjTj Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 because in 08, they can say the other guys have been in power for another two years and still can barely get anything done. If they won. It would be such a small majority that nothing would get done either way.That's all well and good until another Supreme Court Justice retires, and Bush gets to appoint another conservative through a Republican-chaired Judiciary Committee. Then Roe v. Wade gets overturned, and the Democrats get to spend the next twenty years fighting for abortion again ... Actually, maybe that you're right Bufford, and that's exactly the plan. After all, campaigning against the Supreme Court worked well for Nixon and Reagan - maybe conservative activist judges are exactly what the Democratic Party needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 Then how did Boxer get in the Senate? Honest answer - the Republicans ran a candidate who was worse than she is. His name was Bruce Herschensohn, and he was a pathetic candidate - a strident television commentator with no government experience who got caught at a strip club right before the election. Now she has the advantages of incumbency and just like George Allen, she will be hard to oust in a general election. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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