New polls; Foley fallout continues; Red State the movie; more
October 3rd, 2006
WEDNESDAY NEWS UPDATE.BY THE NUMBERS: US SENATE RACES.
CALIFORNIA: US Senator Dianne Feinstein (D) - 57%, former State Senator Dick Mountjoy (R) - 23%. (Field Poll).
NEW MEXICO: US Senator Jeff Bingaman (D) - 65%, physician Allen McCulloch (R) - 16%. (Albuquerque Journal).
TENNESSEE: Former Chattanooga Mayor Bob Corker (R) - 43%, Congressman Harold Ford Jr. (D) - 42%. (Middle Tennessee State University).
UTAH: US Senator Orrin Hatch (R) - 62%, internet executive Pete Ashdown (D) - 25%, university official Scott Bradley (Constitution) - 1%, Dave Seely (Libertarian) - 1%. (Deseret News/KSL-TV/Dan Jones & Assoc.).
Posted by Ron Gunzburger - 10.04.06
BY THE NUMBERS: GOVERNOR RACES.
ARKANSAS: Attorney General Mike Beebe (D) - 53%, former Congressman Asa Hutchinson (R) - 35%, musician Rod Bryan (Independent) - 2%, former State Representative Jim Lendall (Green) - 1%. (Arkansas News Bureau/Stephens Media/ORA).
CALIFORNIA: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) - 46%, State Treasurer Phil Angelides (D) - 33%. (San Jose State University).
FLORIDA: Attorney General Charlie Crist (R) - 54%, Congressman Jim Davis (D) - 38%. (Rasmussen Reports).
NEW MEXICO: Governor Bill Richardson (D) - 60%, former State GOP Chair John Dendahl (R) - 28%. (Albuquerque Journal).
TENNESSEE: Governor Phil Bredesen (D) - 63%, State Senator Jim Bryson (R) - 22%. (MSNBC/McClatchy Newspapers/Mason-Dixon).
TENNESSEE: Bredesen (D) - 59%, Bryson (R) - 21%. (Middle Tennessee State University).
Posted by Ron Gunzburger - 10.04.06
BY THE NUMBERS: US HOUSE RACES.
CONNECTICUT - CD-4: Congressman Chris Shays (R) - 46%, Westport First Selectwoman Diane Farrell (D) - 41%. (Stamford Advocate/University of Connecticut).
MONTANA - AT-LARGE: Congressman Denny Rehberg (R) - 53%, State Representative Monica Lindeen (D) - 33%. (Billings Gazette/Mason-Dixon).
PENNSYLVANIA - CD-10: Naval Reserve officer Chris Carney (D) - 47%, Congressman Don Sherwood (R) - 38%. (Lycoming College).
NEW MEXICO - CD-2: Congressman Steve Pearce (R) - 58%, minister Al Kissling (D) - 27%. (Albuquerque Journal).
NEW MEXICO - CD-3: Congressman Tom Udall (D) - 68%, engineer Ron Dolin (R) - 20%. (Albuquerque Journal).
UTAH - CD-1: Congressman Rob Bishop (R) - 62%, engineer Steve Olsen (D) - 20%, corporate trainer Mark Hudson (Constitution) - 2%, Lynn Badler (Libertarian) - 2%. (Deseret News/KSL-TV/Dan Jones & Assoc.).
UTAH - CD-2: Congressman Jim Matheson (D) - 60%, State Representative LaVar Christensen (R) - 24%, Bob Brister (Green) - 3%, former Draper City Councilman David Perry (Constitution) - 2%, investment banker Austin Lett (Libertarian) - 1%. (Deseret News/KSL-TV/Dan Jones & Assoc.).
UTAH - CD-3: Congressman Chris Cannon (R) - 53%, attorney Christian Burridge (D) - 26%, Jim Noorlander (Constitution) - 4%, Phil Hallman (Libertarian) - 3%. (Deseret News/KSL-TV/Dan Jones & Assoc.).
Posted by Ron Gunzburger - 10.04.06
CONGRESS: MORE ON THE FOLEY SCANDAL.
Was it alcohol or child molesting clergymen or Denny Hastert/John Shimkus or Martians to blame? Will more embattled House GOP leaders call press conferences to candidly answer media questions about the Foley scandal and then surround themselves with young school kids to stop the reporters from asking hard questions? Y'all can debate this in this thread.
Posted by Ron Gunzburger - 10.04.06
MOVIE REVIEW: RED STATE.
Self-proclaimed San Francisco liberal Michael Shea awoke depressed the day after the 2004 Presidential elections and decided he wanted to get a better understanding of how President Bush won re-election. He cut his hair short and took off on a cross-country roadtrip to 22 "Red States" to make a documentary film entitled Red State. While the idea initially sounded like a elitist demonstration of Blue State patronizing of Red State voters as buffoons. Maybe that was his first thought, but Shea's earnest approach -- which only seemed to find his voice and true narrative theme as the movie developed -- seems to work. Some of the brief interviews produced little of interest, while others were interesting. In Arkansas, Shea spends quite a while chatting with a struggling, working-class family angry about Wal-Mart destroying local businesses and not fairly treating workers -- who explain they voted for Bush because of social issues. The scariest person in the film was the Mississippi state director of the social conservative Concerned Women of America group. In the course of the interview, she bashed gay rights (and civil rights laws in general), fondly reminisced about the South circa 1950s, and seemingly spoke in praise of racial segregation. The lady went so far as to explain she wasn't exactly seeking a return of segregation -- but opined people should have the right to legally practice "discernment" in deciding who to allow into business establishments, in hiring decisions, and in housing sales. Shea doesn't really draw definitive conclusions by the end of the film, as he remained conflicted and baffled as to how so many likable people he met could hold such conservative views. Overall, a fairly entertaining documentary.
Posted by Ron Gunzburger - 10.04.06
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Posted by Ron Gunzburger - 10.04.06
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