Posted on 08/30/2010 11:25:25 AM PDT by red meat conservative
According to a new Rasmussen poll, conservaitve Republican John Raese has pulled within 6 points of Democrat Governor Joe Manchin in West Virginia. Manchin now leads Raese 48%-42%, sharply lower than his 51%-35% lead just one month ago.
Also, this poll provides us with even better news. Obama has a 70% disapproval rating in the Mountain State! This is very significant because Manchin is trying to sell himself as a conservative Democrats in order to pander to his constituents. In a normal year, Manchin would probably be successful. (See our article on the successful dog and pony show of the blue dogs here.) However, this poll provides us with more solid evidence that the dog and pony show is over. Obama, with his 70% disapproval rating in WV, will make it all but impossible for Manchin to run as a Democrat, while successfully feigning to be culturally conservative.
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speaking of races i just saw an article saying Libertarians told Murkowski “no”. Is that new news?
A comment about this, from the late Senator Byrd: “Barbaric!”
The poor blue dogs died, died, died! The blue dogs diiiiieeeeeedddddd.
WOW!
Ps. That’s WV’s unemployment, not USA’s.
Need Palin Power to push Raese over the top!
West Virginia is one of the most Conservative and anti-Obama states in the Union. They should know that a vote for Manchin will be a vote for Obama. And thankfully it looks like the good folks there are starting to realize this.
I’ll believe it when I see it but if there’s any state that will turn the DC pollsters on their backs, it would be West by-God Virginia.
Mountaineers are always Free.
Manchin has not been all that bad as governor, IMO. I can see Mountaineers not being too fond of losing him to the Senate. Should Raese win, he would be the ONLY Republican to hold a state-wide office in WV.
I think Raese should run some ads saying, “Yeah Joe is a great governor, but in the Senate he would only be the most junior vote for Obama’s agenda - cap and tax, Obamacare, amnesty. Let’s keep him here as governor, where he has done such a great job!”
I think trying to tear down Manchin personally would backfire, especially since he is so popular. The best play would be to point out that he would not be in charge in the Senate, and so he would not be able to accomplish anything other than support an agenda the voters hate.
I sure hope the dem goes down, but I know nothing about Raese. Is there much if any Rino stench on him?
Man! That is what I would call astute insight.
None at all. He has a very conservative bio he has just never gained traction since 1984, but this year is different.
The economy is bad here, worse that most of the country, and Obama wasn't popular here to start with. So everything might come together for the perfect storm that lifts Raese over the top. But he is certainly not a favorite yet here!
WoW!Winning this one would be huge!
Don’t know about Raese personally. But... Republicans in WV are kind of like Republicans in California. They are their own breed.
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