Rasmussen poll: GOP opens up ten-point lead on generic Congressional ballot
The meltdown continues with the GOP now opening up a double-digit lead over the Democrats for the first time in Rasmussen’s weekly survey, and it’s the biggest lead ever in nearly three years of weekly tracking
Barack Obama’s approval doesn’t help. Rasmussen has his overall approval at 44%, and his disapproval at 55%.
One can only imagine [...]
Bye Bayh
According to Chris Cillizza, incumbent Democratic Indiana Senator Evan Bayh will announce his retirement from the Senate. This is a stunning development following on the election of Scott Brown to succeed Edward Kennedy in Massachusetts.
Bayh is a casualty of the Obama administration’s leftward lurch abetted by the Democratic majorities in the House and [...]
Rasmussen: Kirk Leads Giannoulias 46% to 40% in IL Sen. Race
A new Rasmussen poll shows Mark Kirk opening up a 46% to 40% lead over Democrat Alexi Giannoulias:
Among voters not affiliated with either of the major parties, the Republican holds a sizable 59% to 22% lead.
In December, Giannoulias was up by three points over Kirk. In October, the two men were tied at 41% each. [...]
No Bye Week for Bayh
After Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.)
announced he would not run for Senate in 2010, the
conventional wisdom took hold: in a big blow to Republican
recruitment efforts, Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) was now safe. As
Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post put it, “With
Pence out, national [...]
The plot thickens in Indiana, Part Two
Red State reports that Congressman Mike Pence will not run for the Senate this year. I had heard over the weekend that the Bayh camp believed Pence would probably not challenge their guy. It’s sensible for Pence not to, given his status in the House and the prospect of a Republican [...]
The plot thickens in Indiana
A new Rasmussen poll has Indiana’s Demoratic Senator Evan Bayh trailing Republican Congressman Mike Pence by a 47-44 margin. It’s far from clear, however, that Pence will run for the seat; indeed, I’ve been told that Bayh’s camp believes he won’t. Pence stands to be a huge player in the House if [...]
