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July 28, 2010
WEDNESDAY'S CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP.... Today's installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn't generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers. * In California, the latest survey from Public Policy Polling shows Sen. Barbara Boxer (D) building on her earlier lead, and now has a nine-point advantage over fired HP CEO Carly Fiorina (R), 49% to 40%. * On a related note, PPP also found that state Attorney General Jerry Brown (D) leads former eBay CEO Meg Whitman (R) in California's gubernatorial race, but the leading is shrinking. Brown is now up by six, 46% to 40%. * In New York, a new Quinnipiac poll shows state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo (D) continuing to enjoy huge leads in his gubernatorial race, leading former Rep. Rick Lazio (R) by 30 points, 56% to 26%, * Oklahoma will have its first woman governor next year, after yesterday's gubernatorial primaries. Rep. Mary Fallin, as expected, won the Republican nomination, and in a bit of a surprise, Lt. Gov. Jari Askins edged state Attorney General Drew Edmondson for the Democratic nod. * As of this morning, former Rep. Rob Simmons' (R) on-again/off-again Senate campaign in Connecticut is back on again. * If you're inclined to believe Rasmussen, Illinois state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias (D) has a narrow lead over Rep. Mark Kirk (R) in this year's Senate race, 43% to 41%. * In an interesting Democratic primary in Tennessee, Rep. Steve Cohen (D), a white lawmaker running for re-election in a majority-African-American district, now enjoys support from the Congressional Black Caucus for the first time. * It almost certainly won't amount to much, but Rep. Mike Castle (R), the leading candidate in Delaware's U.S. Senate race, is facing a primary challenge from Christine O'Donnell. Yesterday, O'Donnell picked up support from the Tea Party Express, which has previously helped right-wing candidates in GOP primaries in Nevada, Kentucky, and Utah. —Steve Benen 12:00 PM Permalink | Trackbacks | Comments (7)
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Boxer will easily defeat Fiorina. Brown/Whitman will be very close- a toss up. CA desperately needs to revisit its pension program for state employees. It is absurd. Posted by: RolloTomasi on July 28, 2010 at 12:04 PM | PERMALINKIn an interesting Democratic primary in Tennessee, Rep. Steve Cohen (D), a white lawmaker running for re-election in a majority-African-American district, now enjoys support from the Congressional Black Caucus for the first time. Don't mess with Steve Cohen. Posted by: Christopher on July 28, 2010 at 12:06 PM | PERMALINKIf you're inclined to believe Rasmussen, Illinois state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias (D) has a narrow lead over Rep. Mark Kirk (R) in this year's Senate race, 43% to 41%. Given that it's Rasmussen, I believe that would translate into an approximate six point lead for Giannoulias. For the life of me, I can't imagine Carly Fiorina being ahead of any opponent. And D's seem to pull ahead at the end, just look at the 2008 presidential race. Obama got his mandate and I'm still getting email from wingnuttery about how many square miles went R compared to D. These idiots are 40 years in the wilderness. Posted by: Kevin (not the famous one) on July 28, 2010 at 12:11 PM | PERMALINKIt almost certainly won't amount to much, but Rep. Mike Castle (R), the leading candidate in Delaware's U.S. Senate race, is facing a primary challenge from Christine O'Donnell. Yesterday, O'Donnell picked up support from the Tea Party Express, which has previously helped right-wing candidates in GOP primaries in Nevada, Kentucky, and Utah. Oh, goodie. A female. Paging Sarah Palin! Mama Grizzly in Delaware needs an endorsement! "Oklahoma will have its first woman governor next year Hey! So will New Mexico. Lt. Gov. Diane Denish is running against lawyer Susana Martinez. Posted by: Zandru on July 28, 2010 at 1:44 PM | PERMALINKA few hours ago Rassmussen polled me. It seemed to go well enough but the robo-questioner seemed to be unstable and after answering 9-10 questions it reset to the first one again. Perhaps my responses had nothing to do with that but they were very pro-Dem. Posted by: PatD on July 29, 2010 at 12:06 AM | PERMALINKPost a comment
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