Posted on 05/22/2010 9:06:35 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
Arkansas Democrats still have to pick their candidate in a June 8 runoff, but for now Republican John Boozman holds sizable leads over both his potential rivals in the state’s U.S. Senate race.
A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in Arkansas, taken Wednesday night, shows Boozman, the winner of Tuesday’s state GOP Primary, with 66% support in a match-up with Senator Blanche Lincoln. The Democratic incumbent picks up just 28% of the vote. Two percent (2%) prefer some other candidate in the race, and four percent (4%) are undecided.
If Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter is his opponent, Boozman, currently the state’s only GOP congressman, earns 60% of the vote to the Democrat’s 33%. Four percent (4%) like someone else in the race, and three percent (3%) remain undecided.
In previous surveys, all the Republican Primary hopefuls outpolled both Lincoln and Halter, generally by double-digit magins.
In short, the race at this juncture is an uphill struggle for the Democratic candidate in a state where the national health care bill continues to rankle voters who register much higher opposition than voters nationwide.
While 56% of voters nationally favor repeal of the health care bill, 72% of Arkansas voters feel that way, including 60% who Strongly Favor repeal. Only 24% oppose repeal, including 18% who Strongly Oppose it.
Boozman earns more than 80% support from the much larger group that Strongly Favors repeal against either Democrat. Lincoln draws 60% of the vote of those who Strongly Oppose repeal, while Halter gets 74% of those votes.
The lawn jockey will campaign for her this fall,surely then she will win.(Yea,right)
Send in the Obozo to campaign for her. That’ll work. Yeah. That’s a good idea. Just ask Spectre, Coakley, Corzine, and that guy in Virginia whose name I can never remember.
Do I have your support?
This fella?
OK, it’s not my intention to dampen enthusiasm here, but it’s a long time ‘til the election. I know Arkansas. I can assure you that if Boozman DOES win, it won’t be by this lopsided margin. He is FAR from charismatic, and a mediocre speaker at best. I don’t care what the polls say now, Lincoln or Halter either one MIGHT beat him. It’s early.
And, I say this as someone who considers him a friend. AND, I WILL vote for him.
Flame away, but only if you’re from Arkansas. If you aren’t, you don’t know what you’re talking about.
Where ya from, Joe...?
New York City here.
I hope you don’t really expect our politicians to listen. They are getting far too much money from their bosses.
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