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July 29, 2010
THURSDAY'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 Nevada, Rasmussen has shown Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D) trailing former state Rep. Sharron Angle (R), but closing the gap. In its newest poll, Rasmussen has Reid climbing ahead for the first time, leading 45% to 43%. * On a related note, Angle was asked yesterday about her approach to campaign finance reform. She insisted that the DISCLOSE Act is already law. (It's not.) * The DCCC released a memo yesterday, making the case that the Democratic majority in the House will persevere through the midterms. Nate Silver didn't find it especially persuasive. * A new poll from the Public Policy Institute of California shows Sen. Barbara Boxer (D) leading fired HP CEO Carly Fiorina (R) by five, 39% to 34%. The same poll also found state Attorney General Jerry Brown leading former eBay CEO Meg Whitman (R), 37% to 34%. * In Missouri's closely-watched Senate race, Rasmussen shows Rep. Roy Blunt (R) leading Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan (D), 49% to 43%. The results are largely in line with a Mason-Dixon poll released last week. * In related news, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) endorsed Blunt in Missouri, which drew the ire of Bachmann's Tea Party allies, who don't consider Blunt extreme enough. * In Florida, a new Quinnipiac poll shows challengers surging ahead in their primary contests. Rick Scott now leads state A.G. Bill McCollum in the Republican gubernatorial primary, 43% to 32%, while Jeff Greene leads Rep. Kendrick Meek in the Democratic Senate primary, 33% to 23%. * On a related note, Meek was asked yesterday whether he'd support Greene if his opponent won the primary. Meek was non-committal. * And in another of this year's electoral mysteries, former state Rep. Kevin Calvey was supposed to win the GOP primary in Oklahoma's 5th congressional district fairly easily, and enjoyed the backing of the party and right-wing activist groups. Instead, a camp director named James Lankford, who has never sought political office before, won the primary -- and no one knows how this happened. —Steve Benen 12:00 PM Permalink | Trackbacks | Comments (6)
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Silver goes on and on about how the DCCC "could" be wrong, but then, buried in the middle is this: Of the 108 "in play" seats that we described above, there are only 8 that the consensus of five forecasters thinks are more likely than not to go to the Republicans, and 27 which the consensus deems to be a toss-up. Conversely, 73 of the 108 "in play" seats are still thought to be more likely than not to hold for the Democrats. ...which basically confirms what the DCCC memo said in the first place. I think Silver just wanted to do some "Penn-bashing" (not that it's ever inappropriate), and decided to grab the DCCC memo as an excuse. The Oklahoma 5th primary was a contest among 5 candidates. Even though Lankford came in first with 34% of the vote, he is still looking at a runoff with Calvey in August. Posted by: Gridlock on July 29, 2010 at 12:23 PM | PERMALINKIf national parties and their acknowledged allies are not in control of who gets nominated, then who is? One off-the-wall candidate might be a fluke, but two might be the start of a trend. And that is a little unsettling until we find out exactly what's going on here. Posted by: Curmudgeon on July 29, 2010 at 12:53 PM | PERMALINKIn related news, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) endorsed Blunt in Missouri, which drew the ire of Bachmann's Tea Party allies, who don't consider Blunt extreme enough. this should lock up the asylum vote for blunt. i've read analysis of the scott-mccollum primary fight in florida that basically gives the race to scott. mccollum is a weasel and not the most dynamic campaigner, but it's amazing that such a slime bag as scott could take the republican nomination especially after entering the raise at such a late date. it's all about the power of money. same thing in the democratic senate primary. Posted by: mudwall jackson on July 29, 2010 at 3:38 PM | PERMALINK[...] Angle was asked yesterday about her approach to campaign finance reform. She insisted that the DISCLOSE Act is already law. I suspect she was thinking of the Freedom of Information Act. You should give her credit for having an idea, however vague, instead of carping about details. [...] James Lankford, who has never sought political office before, won the primary -- and no one knows how this happened. Alvin Greene was his campaign manager, that's how. Posted by: exlibra on July 29, 2010 at 3:48 PM | PERMALINKPost a comment
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