CT: Blumenthal Cruising Over Top Republicans
There are three Republicans in Connecticut right now who are wishing Chris Dodd would have decided to stick around instead of retiring. The latest numbers from Quinnipiac University out this morning show Democrat Richard Blumenthal dominating the top three Republicans.
US SENATE – CONNECTICUT (PPP)
Richard Blumenthal (D) 62%
Rob Simmons (R) 27%Richard Blumenthal (D) 66%
Peter Schiff (R) 19%Richard Blumenthal (D) 64%
Linda McMahon (R) 23%
This poll was done January 8-12 among 1430 registered voters.
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That’s over. Dood took one for the team.
make that Dodd
AP lies despite a video of the attack. Desperation.
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9D71SGG0&show_article=1
Amazing. Now, even photographic evidence is ignored by the msm, I guess they get armbands next and become “a citizen’s militia in honor of Dear Leader”.
I saw that Aussie land unemployment is at 5.5% after 35K jobs were created last month. This country went through economic hiccups but did not go hog wild on deficit spending plus the aussie government actually likes businesses. Shame on Obama
Two polls on CT makes me wonder.
I still think the rose is still in blume but will fade over time. This may be a relief rally for dems. I know I would be relieved.
wow Scott Brown positives and martha’s negatives apparently dominated the news cycles and talk radio stuff yesterday plus the press has been positive(for them) in the papers today
Maybe Brown can pull this off
He is dominating the airwaves as well
Re-AP lies…
“Photos and video show Coakely aide Michael Meehan trying to help McCormack up.”
So is that why Meeham later apologized? For helping pick McCormack up?
Re CT poll.
I reiterate my offer to bet that Simmons will get more than 27% against Blumenthal….
There are intense meetings between the union thugs and the White house over exemptin Union members’ benefits from the Cadillac tax.
London Times on MA race: “Even a narrow loss for the Republicans, in what should be one of the safest Senate seats in the country, would be seen as disastrous for the Democrats, who are haemorrhaging the support of the independent-minded centrists who swept Mr Obama to power.”
The Times has it right. It wasn’t the moonbats and Kossacks that elected this poseur. It was a narrow band of swing voters that drank the kool-aid. The effects are fading….
Jason nailed it.
New Rasmussen poll: Portman 44 Fisher 37, Portman 43 Brunner 40. Weird definitely though Fisher would do better than Brunner, doesn’t matter though because Fisher will win the nomination.
Bad economic news this AM:
Retail Sales have fallen when the experts expected them up 0.5. I think this is the December 2009 #.
Jobless claims rise.
-Link at marketwatch.com
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/retail-sales-drop-03-on-widespread-declines-2010-01-14
Here is the article on retail sales plunging for Dec.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McfkyBFiiIE&feature=player_embedded
If this ad has already been posted, sorry, but it’s a classic….
Retail sales for all of 2009 fell 6.2% compared with 2008 to $4.14 trillion. It was the largest decline on record, dating back to 1992. It was only the second decline on record; the other was the 0.5% drop in 2008.
Yup, the LARGEST decline on record
Brown started down this far against Coakley but will make it close. I expect Simmons to give Blumenthal a tough race.
Portman by 7? If I was one of those 4 vulnerable Democratic congressmen in that state I’d be very, very worried about the wave they are about to run into.
I don’t trust QU’s numbers. The Ras has been more accurate than QU. Besides, I hate registered voter polls. That said, Blumenthal is definitely comfortably ahead at the moment.
Portman’s an A-list candidate, Phil. Brunner and Fisher are not. It’s no surprise he would start posting consistent leads against both.
The MA Senate Race is going to be very interesting. I think there can be an upset. Coakley is a very bad candidate.
I was a non-believer in the MA race, but I have flashes of optimism.
Scott Ritter – former U.N. Member and apologist for Saddam Hussein – was busted again for internet porn. He contacted a child.
This guy is sick.
Unemployment will continue to rise as we head towards Nov.
Blumenthal will tank, not saying he will lose but this will tighten significantly.
Don’t write this off yet.
Coakley has never had to campaign in a top-ticket race. Brown, on the other hand, had to campaign hard to win his Senate seat in a very close special election in spring 2004 and again that November. The seat was previously held by one of the most liberal senators in the state, who resigned to take over a gay rights organization. The point: Scott Brown knows how to close a tough race, Coakley does not. Brown can pull this out.
GOP Candidate Warns Obama to ‘Stay Away’ From Massachusetts Senate Race
FOXNews.com
Republican Senate candidate Scott Brown issued a stern warning to President Obama, cautioning him to “stay away” from Massachusetts as he battles Democratic rival Martha Coakley in a heated race, the Boston Herald reported.
Chuck Todd Tweet:
Obama contacted President Bush 43 to team up with BJ over Disaster Relief for Haiti.
I want Brown to win. Even if he doesn’t and loses say 52-48. Many Democratic congressment are going to think about heading for the hills.
Go Brown!
BTW, if there is a worse candidate than Coakley, I’ve yet to see him or her.
Someone needs to subject Blumenthal to a Lee Atwater-style anal exam.
RAS shows Obamacare very unpopular in Ohio. 39/56
49% strongly oppose!
What do congressional Democrats think they’re doing?
Ritter who probably should have gone to jail for treason, should definitely have to go to jail when convicted of this. I would leave him with the general population, but he will probably get solitary confinement, to protect him from the other inmates who generally think the lowest of the low is a pedophile.
Wes
those RAS numbers for Portman are more like what I want to see. Portman is a great guy-does have Bush connections-but in Ohio in this economy against mediocre candidates (state office holders but mediocre) Portman should have a lead in OHIO. Ohio has been much more GOP then NH.
That’s kinda of a whew for me. I think we may see more movement for Blunt in MO as well.
Having Bush connections is already starting to look pretty damn good compared to having Dear Leader connections, at least to independents.
tina
the retail sales stink-the jobless claims edged up-retail sales in January will be frozen (at least here in TN).
I think we will see loads of grumpy voters.
one last point on Ohio-I do not doubt that Fisher will win the D primary as he has more money and organization support. He’s closer to Strickland and Obama then Brunner so that accounts for more GE weakness
I see no sales increase here in CA for January,rdelbov.
GM
I think you are spot on but I note that the lack of DC connections has really helped some GOP candidates for statewide office this year.
I don’t think Bush connections hurt much on the right-a lot less now in the middle but it still galvanizes the left.
Thankfully Brown in MA has no DC expirence.
That is the only play in the left playbook, and it might work for slathering moonbats, but I dont think it works for the independents any more. Its a fool me once shame on you, but the next one is I aint buying what yur selling kinda deal.
Rdel, if MO polls move any further toward Blunt, then he’ll be in the lead. He’s almost caught Carnahan as it is.
Tina
Sales has been weak this January in memphis. We had a snow day plus three days in the twenties. When your eyeballs start freezing we stay inside.
Not much good news here
January ( and February for some retailers ) is inventory time. Stock is intentionally kept very low so its easier to count. There wont be a retail sales surge until at least Spring.
But if Obama keeps taxing everything that still has a pulse, there wont be a retail sale recovery ever.
Besides, Rdel, Bush is no longer President. It’s unlikely Ohioans will reject Portman because of him at this point.
RAS today has it 46/53 for Dear Leader.
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Just something I’ve observed and I’ll mention in passing. RAS did his daily poll throughout the 2004 election. He measured the Bush-Kerry numbers on a daily basis just like he did in 08 with Obama-McCain.
Bush’s daily approval numbers tracked almost perfectly with his top line number against Kerry. His approval never varied between 49 and 52% throughout the fall campaign. On election day. As I recall, his approval number was 51% on election day and that was exactly what Rasmussen had as his percentage against Kerry. It turned out to be exactly correct.
Obama has settled at 46% approval on a daily basis. It’s too early to start handicapping 2012, but if the approval – reelect correlation of 2004 is any indication, Obama is going to be in trouble UNLESS Republicans nominate some of the 2008 retreads that put the American people to sleep.
With that said, GO THUNE!
Phil
Its pretty simple actually. You just do not vote for someone you do not approve.
I wonder if Dave will post a prediction thread for the MA Senate race. I personally am waiting for Monday to make my prediction.
Gary
Yep. Simple as can be. Expect Obama to raise and spend half a billion dollars. This will be the ultimate test of what money can do in a campaign.
can or cannot do that is
Speaking of money, thought some of you might be interested in the fundraising numbers for KBH over the last 6 months – 6 million and she’s spending like a crazy woman.
Perry?
7.1 million.
New thread!
Money cant spit shine a turd, and make it anything other than a turd.
Since for almost exactly one year we have gotten nothing except far left rhetoric and actions, I dont see this guy being able to do a Clinton move to the middle. Its just not in his DNA. That means that no favorable tax policies which would get the economy growing again. Lots of stupid and counterproductive govt policy and regulations also with the same effect. Probably a lot of populist rhetoric, which is what the tax the banks mantra is all about. It will either fail, or depress lending further, which of course wont gin up the economy.
Normally I would predict a war to distract the people, but that aint in his DNA either.
God help us.
Money will have a hard time helping Obama overcome a sour economy unless we have a major recovery between now and then, Phil.
Agreed. Plus, all the gloss that Obama bought in 08 is something we’ve all now seen before with Obama. It won’t dazzle us a second time around.
Does this moron in the WH not understand these new fee’s are going to be passed directly on to customers. Obama please take another HI vacation, at least you do minimal damage when you’re there.