Lots of new polls … and Tropical Storm Ernesto
Continue Reading August 28th, 2006
TUESDAY NEWS UPDATE.
BY THE NUMBERS: LATEST INDEPENDENT NUMBERS.
CALIFORNIA - GOVERNOR: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) - 52%, State Treasurer Phil Angelides (D) - 38%, Others - 1%. (KABC-TV/SurveyUSA).
CALIFORNIA - US SENATE: US Senator Dianne Feinstein (D) - 56%, former State Senator Dick Mountjoy (R) - 34%, Others - 1%. (KABC-TV/SurveyUSA).
FLORIDA - GOVERNOR - DEM PRIMARY: Congressman Jim Davis - 36%, State Senator Rod Smith - 27%. (Florida Chamber of Commerce/Insider Advantage).
MICHIGAN - GOVERNOR: Governor Jennifer Granholm (D) - 48%, billionaire Dick DeVos (R) - 43%. (Strategic Vision-R).
MICHIGAN - US SENATE: US Senator Debbie Stabenow (D) - 49%, Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard (R) - 42%. (Strategic Vision-R).
NEW YORK - CD-20: Congressman John Sweeney (R) - 53%, attorney Kirsten Gillibrand (D) - 34%. (Siena College).
OKLAHOMA - GOVERNOR: Governor Brad Henry (D) - 60%, Congressman Ernest Istook (R) - 34%. (KFOR-TV/SurveyUSA).
OKLAHOMA - LT. GOVERNOR: State House Minority Leader Jari Askins (D) - 48%, State House Speaker Todd Hiett (R) - 42%. (KFOR-TV/SurveyUSA).
WASHINGTON - US SENATE: US Senator Maria Cantwell (D) - 48%, insurance executive Mike McGavick (R) - 43%. (Strategic Vision-R).
FREE SPEECH ZONE.
My office, the local schools, and lots of businesses are closed Tuesday so everyone in South Florida can prepare for the arrival of Tropical Storm (or Hurricane) Ernesto — expected to come ashore in the early hours on Wednesday — so I’ll have time to add some more items here in the morning. Unlike the two serious hurricanes that hit Broward County last year, Ernesto looks like it will be just a messy nuisance.
Posted by Ron Gunzburger - 08.29.06