Posted on 02/21/2011 11:46:33 AM PST by SeekAndFind
If the GOP had stayed with Reaganism (which was incredibly successful), instead of a kinder, gentler, compassionate conservatism, they would be the overwhelming majority and the country would be in much better shape.
It is BS. Tennessee has two out of 95 counties that are solid rat. It is the two main counties that feed on the gov’t cheese.
And John McCain as the Republican nominee. ;(
We need to get these dinosaurs out of positions of power in the party and install the younger set who have fire in their bellies and aren't afraid to take the fight to the enemy.
Agreed. Look at the data they are looking at. It is “party affiliation”. For example, in Georgia it is Republicans 43% and demo-rats 41.4%. Let’s do some simple math: those numbers together total 84.4%. So what about the remaining 15.6%? Where do these independents lean? This is where the different occurs, which is not represented in the data provided by Gallop and is what makes a state “out of play” for the demo-rats.
Like you implied, this is “manipulation of stats” to try and make the demo-rats look better than they are. In the end, they are much worse off and are getting worse every day.
Well...I am off to write another check to a Republican congressman.
JoMa
“random sample of 352,840 adults, aged 18 and older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, selected using random-digit-dial sampling.”
Better yet, this is not even likely voter sample which tends to be older and more Republican.
Well that explains it. Adults.
Lemme run the analysis based on last year.
DEMOCRAT ADVANTAGE:
(+1 advantage means a 49/51 split)
(+10 advantage means a 40/60 split)
HI +23 (+18)
VT +19 (+14)
MD +13 (+11)
NY +15 (+11)
DE +13 (+10)
MA +13 (+9)
IL +13 (+9)
CA +12 (+9)
CT +12 (+8)
RI +14 (+6)
WA +9 (+6)
OR +9 (+6)
MI +9 (+5)
NM +8 (+6)
NJ +8 (+4)
NV +7 (+4)
ME +9 (+3)
WI +7 (+2)
MN +6 (+2)
PA +6 (+2)
CO +5 (+2)
NH +5 (TOSSUP) (4)
IA +5 (TOSSUP) (7)
VA +4 (TOSSUP) (13)
OH +3 (TOSSUP) (20)
FL +2 (TOSSUP) (27)
IN = TOSSUP (+3 GOP) (11)
NC = TOSSUP (+2 GOP) (15)
EV SWING = (+97)
Currently GOP +5
NO! I say it makes them concealed carry libertarian patriots...but since that is not one of the boxes in the survey it will get ignored...
Note that the Iowa Senate is 26-24 in favor of the Dems. We are two seats away from a total majority, and only two votes have to be peeled off to pass legislation (there is no tie-breaker vote in Iowa, the measure simply fails for lack of majority).
“This is more libtard propaganda!!! Georgia is NOT competitive! Its a red state that has gotten redder since 2006...Don’t believe the hype...”
It is rather amazing how the bulk of traditionally solid republican states are “competitive” on their map.
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