Poll suggests tight race in seventh district
wthr ^ | Oct 20, 2006 | Sandra Chapman
Posted on 10/20/2006 6:43:58 AM EDT by digger48
Indianapolis - A year ago Julia Carson was bidding farewell to Rosa Parks, an African American pioneer she believes paved the way for her by refusing to give up her seat. Now with a decade of political service in Congress, it's Carson fighting to stay put.
"I am a very optimistic person," she said. "I don't believe in failure."
In an exclusive WTHR People's Agenda Poll, Carson is trailing Republican Eric Dickerson.
Of the 468 voters polled in the Seventh Congressional District, 45 percent say they would vote for Eric Dickerson. Carson polls 42 percent. Four-percent would chose someone else and nine percent just aren't sure.
Incumbent Democrat Julia Carson is not letting those numbers bother her, saying "I was born down in the polls. People didn't think that I would ever, ever have the unmitigated gall to be a member of the United States Congress."
Republican challenger Eric Dickerson says the numbers substantiate his efforts. "It's just another confirmation," he said, "that our campaign is very, very serious and we do intend to win this race."
Despite a 4-point margin of error, and Carson's history of proving polls wrong, her camp isn't about to dismiss the results. Numbers that also show her approval rating on the slide.
42 percent of the respondents approve of Carson's job performance, while 49-percent disapprove. Another 9-percent couldn't say one way or the other.
Those numbers did not escape Dickerson's notice. "If I were an incumbent and had ten years of service and were hearing nearly half the people are not satisfied with my performance I would take it very, very seriously."
Dickerson isn't getting too excited. He says a lot can happen in just 20 days.
Julia Carson, who has been in this position before, outlined her plans for the rest of the campaign. "We will remind the voters of what we have done and what we will continue to try to accomplish." she said.
A total of 85 percent of those polled live inside the Indianapolis city limits, which has traditionally been Julia Carson's base.
Both camps see Center Township as the proving ground and, as Dickerson put it, if you can't get 50 percent of the vote out of Center Township, you can't win the 7th.
If Indiana has switched to touch screen the rats won't be able to cheat for her anymore and she will no longer be able "prove polls wrong".
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Call to Arms from the Dickerson camp. Ready, aim,......fire Carson!
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