17 new polls; plus the Daily Scandal-rama
Continue Reading October 19th, 2006
FRIDAY NEWS UPDATE.
BY THE NUMBERS: US SENATE RACES.
FLORIDA: US Senator Bill Nelson (D) - 57%, Congresswoman Katherine Harris (R) - 31%, Others - 2%. (Orlando Sentinel/Mason-Dixon).
MONTANA: State Senate President Jon Tester (D) - 49%, US Senate Conrad Burns (R) - 46%. (Rasmussen Reports).
NEVADA: US Senator John Ensign (R) - 52%, businessman Jack Carter (D) - 43%. (Rasmussen Reports).
NEW YORK: US Senator Hillary Clinton (D) - 65%, former Yonkers Mayor John Spencer (R) - 30%. (Quinnipiac University).
WASHINGTON: US Senator Maria Cantwell (D) - 53%, insurance executive Mike McGavick (R) - 38%. (Rasmussen Reports).
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BY THE NUMBERS: GOVERNOR RACES.
FLORIDA: Attorney General Charlie Crist (R) - 50%, Congressman Jim Davis (D) - 39%, Others - 2%. (Orlando Sentinel/Mason-Dixon).
FLORIDA: Crist (R) - 46%, Davis (D) - 41%. (Rasmussen Reports).
IOWA: Secretary of State Chet Culver (D) - 49%, Congressman Jim Nussle (R) - 44%. (KCCI-TV/Research 2000).
NEVADA: Congressman Jim Gibbons (R) - 51%, State Senate Minority Leader Dina Titus (D) - 43%. (Rasmussen Reports).
WISCONSIN: Governor Jim Doyle (D) - 51%, Congressman Mark Green (R) - 38%, community activist Nelson Eisman (Green) - 1%. (Wisconsin Public Radio/St. Norbert College).
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BY THE NUMBERS: US HOUSE RACES.
ARKANSAS - CD-2: Congressman Vic Snyder (D) - 57%, former State Economic Development official Andy Mayberry (R) - 41%. (KTHV-TV/SurveyUSA).
COLORADO - CD-5: State Senator Doug Lamborn (R) - 51%, retired USAF officer Jay Fawcett (D) - 38%. (KUSA-TV/SurveyUSA).
FLORIDA - CD-9: State Representative Gus Bilirakis (R) - 57%, former Hillsborough County Commissioner Phyllis Busansky (D) - 36%. (WFLA-TV/SurveyUSA).
INDIANA - CD-2: Attorney Joe Donnelly (D) - 50%, Congressman Chris Chocola (R) - 45%. (South Bend Tribune/Research 2000).
KENTUCKY - CD-3: Former newspaper publisher John Yarmuth (D) - 48%, Congresswoman Anne Northup (R) - 47%, state party chair Donna Mancini (Libertarian) - 2%, state party chair Ed Parker (Constitution) - 1%. (WHAS-TV/SurveyUSA).
NEW YORK - CD-20: Congressman John Sweeney (R) - 53%, attorney Kirsten Gillibrand (D) - 39%. (Siena College).
NEW YORK - CD-26: Congressman Tom Reynolds (R) - 49%, businessman Jack Davis (D) - 46%. (WGRZ-TV/SurveyUSA).
OHIO - CD-6: State Senator Charlie Wilson (D) - 64%, State House Speaker Pro Tem Chuck Blasdel (R) - 32%. (WYTV-TV/SurveyUSA).
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NEVADA: DAILY SCANDAL-RAMA UPDATE.
Congressman Jim Gibbons — the GOP nominee for Nevada Governor — was apparently involved in an alcohol-related altercation with a female last week. According to the Las Vegas Sun, single-mom Chrissy Mazzeo called 9-1-1 three-times in quick succession and “told police that Gibbons grabbed her arms and tried to force himself on her late Friday in a parking garage near a restaurant where she had been drinking with a friend, the Congressman and his top adviser.” Both Mazzeo and Gibbons told police they had been drinking. An independent witness — a waitress in the restaurant — said Gibbons and his guests were “flirty.” Mazzeo said Gibbons began “playing footsie” with her under the table and put his hand on her leg. Gibbons also denied that allegation, telling the police: “At some point I am sure my leg bumped hers. But it was not flirtatious.” Mazzeo also accused Gibbons of trying to sexually force himself on her in the parking lot. According to Gibbons, he was walking Mazzeo to her car when he “helped her catch her balance after she tripped.” The Sun reported “Mazzeo dropped the complaint the next day and told police she did not want to start a media circus. She did not recant the allegations or say she lied. She also told police she was not pressured to withdraw the complaint. When asked about her change of mind, she said it was ‘because of who he is. I just don’t want to go up against that’” A spokesman for the Las Vegas Police Department said the matter was dropped because it was a he-said/shesaid situation with no independent witnesses or other evidence to show what really happened. Gibbons has been married for 20 years to State Assemblywoman Dawn Gibbons, who lost the GOP primary this year for her husband’s congressional seat.
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FREE SPEECH ZONE.
I was a panelist on blogs at a Thursday evening event sponsored by the South Florida Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. One of my fellow panelists — blogger Bob Norman of New Times — gave a great answer to one question about the so-called “need for balance” in news stories. “Balance is bullshit,” Bob loudly exclaimed, saying his only concerns were “reporting the truth” and “being fair.” Amen!
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