Meanwhile, a new report by Gallup shows Republicans holding a commanding 15-point lead over Democrats in the generic ballot test: The final USA Today/Gallup measure of Americans’ voting intentions for Congress shows Republicans continuing to hold a substantial lead over Democrats among likely voters… Gallup’s analysis of several indicators of voter turnout from the weekend poll suggests turnout will be slightly higher than in recent years, at 45%. This would give the Republicans a 55% to 40% lead on the generic ballot, with 5% undecided.
NRSC Chairman Senator Cornyn Frames the 2010 Midterm Elections
With 24 hours until voters across America cast their ballots, NRSC Chairman Senator John Cornyn, writing in Politico, frames the 2010 midterm elections: Voters are focused on job creation and government spending – and rightly outraged at Washington’s broken promises to make things better. The White House promised that the stimulus bill would keep the unemployment rate below 8 percent. Yet for 18 straight months, it’s been above 9.5 percent. More than 15 million Americans remain out of work. President Barack Obama promised to cut the deficit in half. Yet the last two fiscal years had the two largest deficits in U.S. history — each more than one trillion dollars. Our national debt has increased by 29 percent since the beginning of the Obama administration. It’s now more than $13 trillion. Obama promised that families making less than $250,000 would not see any kind of tax increase — “not one single…
New Dem Polls Find GOP Candidates Ahead in IL, WA, CO and AK
New polls out this morning from the Dem-leaning Public Policy Polling finds that in addition to Pat Toomey leading in Pennsylvania, Republican candidates also continue to lead in Illinois, Washington State, Colorado and Alaska. Key excerpts are below…. KIRKS LEADS IN ILLINOIS…. Republicans continue to lead the races for both Governor and Senator in Illinois, albeit by close margins. Mark Kirk is ahead of Alexi Giannoulias 46-42 for the state’s open Senate seat and Bill Brady is ahead of Pat Quinn 45-40 for Governor. Key graph – Independents are leaning strongly toward the GOP. Kirk leads Giannoulias 46-31 with them and Brady has a 45-27 advantage over Quinn with them. Republican voters are much more unified around their candidates this year than Democrats are. 87% of GOP identifiers are planning to vote for Kirk while only 78% of Democrats are planning to vote for Giannoulias. Click here for full results….
NRSC Statement On CBS Voicemail Regarding Joe Miller
Regarding the breaking story out of Alaska that the Anchorage CBS affiliate was caught on an inadvertent voicemail conspiring against Republican nominee Joe Miller NRSC Communications Director Brian Walsh said: “If this voicemail is authentic, which is appears to be, it is deeply disturbing. It should trouble all Americans that any member of the media would attempt to purposefully smear a nominee for the U.S. Senate. CBS owes an immediate explanation to Joe Miller and his campaign.”
NRSC Statement On The Alaska Senate Race
Regarding today’s inaccurate report from ABC News suggesting that Republican leaders are no longer supporting Joe Miller in Alaska NRSC Executive Director Rob Jesmer said: “While I’m sure ABC News enjoyed leading Politico’s Playbook this morning, it might have been more useful if they had actually taken a moment to contact the NRSC before running this inaccurate story. Joe Miller not only has the full support of the NRSC, but he’s actually featured prominently in our TV ad which is running still today statewide in Alaska.” In addition, NRSC Chairman John Cornyn was asked about this story on ABC’s This Week earlier today and said: AMANPOUR: “Let me ask you about Joe Miller in Alaska – our Jon Karl, political correspondent, is saying the GOP is basically giving up on Joe Miller or thinking he’s not going to win.” SEN. CORNYN: “That’s not the case – what we have done,…
Bennet Once Again Says One Thing, Does The Opposite
In case you missed it, Colorado’s appointed Senator Michael Bennet flip-flopped again last night and held a tele-town hall meeting with President Obama just days after telling CNN that the President just isn’t that popular with many voters in his state, particularly Independents. On CNN this week, Jessica Yellin asked Bennet why he campaigned with Obama during his contentious Democrat primary, but ran away from his party’s leader during the general. Bennet explained that the President was unpopular with Independents in his state and that he “should be in places around the country where it will be helpful.” BENNET: “The – personal reaction by the Independent voters that you’ve described based on a lot, uh… the political rhetoric that’s gone on back and forth might not make it helpful. I think the president should be in places around the country where it will be helpful. And we are running this…
Fisher Enjoys a Night Out After Essentially Throwing in the Towel
And after throwing in the towel in the key swing state of Ohio, failed jobs czar Lee Fisher took some time for himself by bowling, singing karaoke, sliding down a fire pole, and grabbing breakfast in “a nearly empty IHOP.” The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports: After karaoke, there was bowling and then the firemen’s brass pole — he slid down not once, but twice — followed by a road trip in the clear-skied darkness for breakfast in a nearly empty IHOP… This was not the plot to a “Hangover” sequel or the script for a college prankster movie. It was the first all-nighter pulled by underdog U.S. Senate candidate Lee Fisher, 59, since he was in law school more than three decades ago. No alcohol was involved, but recreation was, mixed with the most serious of purposes… Fisher, who had earlier changed from a tie-less suit to jeans and an OSU sweater…
New Democrat Leaning Poll Shows Johnson with Strong Lead Over Feingold
In Wisconsin, a new poll by Democrat firm Public Policy Pollingshows Ron Johnson with a strong 53-44 percent lead over embattled 18-year incumbent Senator Russ Feingold: Republicans are headed for comfortable wins in Wisconsin’s races for both Senator and Governor. Ron Johnson leads Russ Feingold 53-44 in the US Senate race… Wisconsin has one of the largest enthusiasm gaps of any state in the country. Although it appears Democrats will have turnout issues pretty much everywhere the problem is unusually severe in Wisconsin… Barack Obama’s popularity in Wisconsin has declined at a rate much faster than the rest of the country… While a lot of what’s going on in the state can be explained by those macro factors it would be wrong to sell the GOP’s candidates, particularly Ron Johnson, short. Johnson has proven to be one of the strongest Republican Senate hopefuls anywhere in the country. 51% of voters have…
Fiorina Immediately Hits the Campaign Trail After Brief Hospital Stay
In California, businesswoman Carly Fiorina hit the campaign trail after a brief hospital stay. National Journal reports: After a brief trip to the hospital this week, Republican California Senate candidate Carly Fiorina was back on the campaign trail today and said she’s in good health during an interview with Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts. Fiorina used the interview to back up attacks about her opponent, Sen. Barbara Boxer…“I’ve been so touched by so many people’s concern but I feel fantastic. I’m happy to be back on the campaign trail and looking forward to the next five days,” she said of her hospitalization. She was being treated for an infection, which she said was common among women like her who have had reconstructive surgery to recover from breast cancer. And the Orange County Register reports that Carly continued to hammer her massage on jobs on the campaign trail. Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina returned…
New Poll Shows Rossi in a Dead Heat with Murray
In Washington State, a new Rasmussen survey shows Dino Rossi in a dead heat with embattled 18-year incumbent Senator Patty Murray: Republican Dino Rossi and incumbent Democrat Patty Murray are separated by a single point in the U.S. Senate race in Washington with less than a week until Election Day. The latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey of Likely Voters shows Rossi picking up 48% of the vote, while Murray draws support from 47%. Three percent (3%) prefer some other candidate, and two percent (2%) are still undecided. While CNN reports that Murray is “running for her political life.” She went to Congress 18 years ago as a self-described soccer mom and senator in tennis shoes. Now, Patty Murray is running for her political life. Her fate in deep blue Washington state could tip the balance of power in Washington, D.C… Murray’s Republican opponent, Dino Rossi, a twice-unsuccessful candidate for governor, has made federal…
