26 new polls; plus the latest on Foley-gate
Continue Reading October 5th, 2006
FRIDAY NEWS UPDATE.
BY THE NUMBERS: US SENATE RACES.
ARIZONA: US Senator Jon Kyl (R) - 40%, former State Party Chair Jim Pederson (D) - 34%, former Graham County Sheriff Richard Mack (Libertarian) - 2%. (Behavior Research Center).
CONNECTICUT: US Senator Joe Lieberman (Independent) - 53%, businessman Ned Lamont (D) - 33%, former State Representative Alan Schlesinger (R) - 4%. (Reuters/Zogby).
MARYLAND: Congressman Ben Cardin (D) - 45%, Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele (R) - 37%, attorney Kevin Zeese (Green) - 2%. (Reuters/Zogby).
MICHIGAN: US Senator Debbie Stabenow (D) - 56%, Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard (R) - 39%. (Rasmussen Reports).
MICHIGAN: Stabenow (D) - 48%, Bouchard (R) - 35%, Others - 2%. (Detroit News/EPIC-MRA).
MISSOURI: US Senator Jim Talent (R) - 43%, State Auditor Claire McCaskill (D) - 39%, Frank Gilmour (Libertarian) - 6%. (Reuters/Zogby).
MONTANA: State Senate President Jon Tester (D) - 46%, US Senator Conrad Burns (R) - 42%, businessman Stan Jones (Libertarian) - 2%. (Reuters/Zogby).
NEW JERSEY: US Senator Bob Menendez (D) - 46%, State Senator Tom Kean Jr. (R) - 35%, former State Party Chair Len Flynn (Libertarian) - 3%. (Reuters/Zogby).
NEW JERSEY: Menendez (D) - 46%, Kean (R) - 39%. (Fairleigh Dickinson University).
OHIO: Congressman Sherrod Brown (D) - 41%, US Senator Mike DeWine (R) - 41%. (Reuters/Zogby).
PENNSYLVANIA: State Treasurer Bob Casey Jr. (D) - 48%, US Senator Rick Santorum (R) - 36%. (Reuters/Zogby).
RHODE ISLAND: Former Attorney General Sheldon Whitehouse (D) - 45%, US Senator Lincoln Chafee (R) - 41%. (Reuters/Zogby).
TENNESSEE: Former Chattanooga Mayor Bob Corker (R) - 40%, Congressman Harold Ford Jr. (D) - 40%, journalist Chris Lugo (Green) - 1%. (Reuters/Zogby).
VIRGINIA: US Senator George Allen (R) - 48%, former Navy Secretary Secretary Jim Webb (D) - 37%. (Reuters/Zogby).
Posted by Ron Gunzburger - 10.06.06
BY THE NUMBERS: GOVERNOR RACES.
CONNECTICUT: Governor Jodi Rell (R) - 58%, New Haven Mayor John DeStefano (D) - 33%. (Rasmussen Reports).
MICHIGAN: Governor Jennifer Granholm (D) - 49%, businessman Dick DeVos (R) - 42%. (Rasmussen Reports).
MICHIGAN: Granholm (D) - 46%, DeVos (R) - 40%. (Detroit News/EPIC-MRA).
OHIO: Congressman Ted Strickland (D) - 52%, Secretary of State Ken Blackwell (R) - 40%. (Rasmussen Reports).
TEXAS: Governor Rick Perry (R) - 38%, State Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn (Independent) - 18%, former Congressman Chris Bell (D) - 15%, musician Kinky Friedman (Independent) - 14%. (Dallas Morning News).
WISCONSIN: Governor Jim Doyle (D) - 48%, Congressman Mark Green (R) - 42%. (WISC-TV/Research 2000).
Posted by Ron Gunzburger - 10.06.06
BY THE NUMBERS: US HOUSE RACES.
NEW YORK - CD-26: Businessman Jack Davis (D) - 50%, Congressman Tom Reynolds (R) - 45%. (WGRZ-TV/SurveyUSA).
WASHINGTON - CD-2: Congressman Rick Larsen (D) - 60%, businessman Doug Roulstone (R) - 35%. (KING-TV/SurveyUSA).
Posted by Ron Gunzburger - 10.06.06
FOLEYTIO PAGE SCANDAL THREAD.
US House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R) held a press conference Thursday to announce he will not step aside as speaker and will in fact seek another term as Speaker (Editor’s Comment: or Minority Leader) during the next Congress. DC is buzzing that more Members of Conrgess are soon to be named to in the page sex scandal — but this is pure gossip. Dems? Republicans? Nobody at all? Stay tuned.
Posted by Ron Gunzburger - 10.06.06
FREE SPEECH ZONE.
A long day at work for me (including a speech Thursday evening), so just a short bit of postings today.
Posted by Ron Gunzburger - 10.06.06
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