Posted on 03/22/2012 5:42:33 PM PDT by Hojczyk
To understand the full dimensions of the coming Republican landslide, one needs look no further than the Senate races around the country. Because the presidential race is obscured by the heat of the Republican primary, the scale of the coming upheaval is less evident in presidential polling. But a survey of the key Senate races suggests not just a GOP victory, but a total rout.
According to the usually very reliable polling by Scott Rasmussen, Republican candidates are currently leading their Democratic opponents in seven races for seats currently held by Democrats. (Florida, Missouri, Nebraska, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, and Wisconsin) A gain of seven seats would, of course, give the GOP 54 Senators.
In addition, there is one tie race – Virginia – and two races where Republicans are almost tied (New Mexico and Michigan).
On the other hand, Republicans are far ahead in their efforts to keep their seats in Texas and Arizona and somewhat ahead in Nevada.
In Massachusetts, the greatest vulnerability for the Republican incumbents, Scott Brown is nursing a lead over Warren. (The Maine race has yet to take shape).
Finally, the polling in Pennsylvania is not good for Casey nor is it good for Menendez in New Jersey.
Here’s the race by race breakout:
Florida
Congressman Connie Mack, the likely challenger to Democratic Senator Bill Nelson currently leads by 43-36 according to Rasmussen’s poll of March 13, 2012. With Nelson so far under 50%, he is meat.
Nebraska With Ben Nelson out of the way, this seat is a foregone conclusion for the Republicans. Jon Bruning, the front-runner among Republican candidates, leads former Senator Bob Kerry by 55-33 in Rasmussen’s March 15, 2012 survey.
Missouri Sarah Steelman – my personal favorite among Republican contenders – is ahead of Claire McKaskill by an unbelievable 51-41
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Hope for change
Word!
Yep, his predictions scare the crap out of me. ;-)
Yep! I hope Morris is just reporting from other’s and not predicting!
Ping
This is where our efforts should go in 2012, folks, not pushing Willard Romney the open socialist.
This is what we need if the RINO Newt Romney wins. If he does, then control of both houses of congresscritters will keep the socialist in the WH down. Maybe. That is our only hope. Because if Romney wins, he will go totally liberal and forget he ever called himself anything near a conservative.
exactly. I would have felt more at ease if he said Dems are on the road to recovery or some B.S.
How does that guy keep any credibility at all?
Agreed. You’d get better and more accurate predictions using a Magic 8 ball.
You mean he got the Rasmussen poll numbers backwards?
Mortal Danger? Are they living on the edge of death?
Looks good now. If Romney is elected and moves further left, as expected of the etch-o-sketch, it will evaporate quickly.
we’d have to ditch bonehead and McConnell to keep Romney in check.
Both those idiots sell us out to the socialist Marxist already. I completely expect them to do the same with someone on their side.
Though 54 Senate seats sounds good, One of them will only serve to offset Tennessee Rino Alexander.
He has been wrong about National elections. Doesn't read those tea-leaves very well at all.
Just what I was thinking. Having Morris pick you as a winner is like the curse that comes with making the cover of SI. Nothing good can come of it.
He has been wrong about National elections. Doesn't read those tea-leaves very well at all.
He has been wrong about National elections. Doesn't read those tea-leaves very well at all.
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