Are we talking "coattails-coattails"?
Posted on 10/15/2012 10:39:53 AM PDT by billorites
Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) leads Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) in his bid for the Senate by a slim margin, according to a new poll.
Wenzel Strategies, a Republican leaning pollster, found Akin leading McCaskill 49 to 45 percent with 7 percent undecided.
Both candidates are underwater, though, on favorability. Forty-five percent of voters rate Akin favorably, with 49 unfavorable. McCaskill is viewed favorably by 44 percent and unfavorably by 52.
Broken down across gender lines, McCaskill has a 7-point advantage among women, leading Akin with 50 to 43 percent support. Among men though, Akin holds the edge, with fifty-five percent of men backing Akin to 39 percent who support McCaskill.
Other polls, however, show McCaskill with a solid lead in the race. A survey from Republican-leaning Rasmussen released earlier this month showed McCaskill up 6, with 51 percent support to 45.
A poll from Democratic-affiliated Public Policy Polling (PPP) this month also showed her up 6, at 46-40.
The Wenzel poll comes as Akin and McCaskill continue to jockey for an advantage in the Missouri Senate race. The Akin campaign recently released a new ad hitting McCaskill on her support for healthcare reform while the McCaskill campaign put out its own ad attacking Akin on education policy.
Republicans had high hopes that Akin would be able to unseat McCaskill, but the House lawmaker lost ground after making controversial remarks on abortion and "legitimate rape."
The Wenzel Strategies poll was conducted Oct. 12-13 among 1,000 Missouri voters. The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.07 percentage points.
The survey's sample was 38 percent Democrats, 37 percent Republicans and 25 percent independent voters.
If this is true, then Akin will take that senate seat from McCaskill with room to spare.
That’s not a “slim lead” thats a BIG lead..considering he was down what, 10 points a month ago
In spite of Rove, Priebus and the rest of the GOP-E trying their hardest to sabotage his campaign.
Sounds as if Romney may have legitimate coattails.
Beeeeeutiful news - thanks for the shot of encoragement!
That's pretty indicative of the Missouri electorate.
btw - I’m sure glad that McCaskill “picked” Akin as her competition!
LOL!
Are we talking "coattails-coattails"?
This correlates well with the CUFVP poll that had it 48%-45 for Akin.
Not surprised. Try as they might to squelch his chances, the GOP-E still can’t change the fact that McCaskill is grossly out of step with the people in the state of Missouri, and that she is simply not a natural to win, while Akin is.
This correlates well with the CUFVP poll that had it 48%-45 for Akin.
Not surprised. Try as they might to squelch his chances, the GOP-E still can’t change the fact that McCaskill is grossly out of step with the people in the state of Missouri, and that she is simply not a natural to win, while Akin is.
This correlates well with the CUFVP poll that had it 48%-45 for Akin.
Not surprised. Try as they might to squelch his chances, the GOP-E still can’t change the fact that McCaskill is grossly out of step with the people in the state of Missouri, and that she is simply not a natural to win, while Akin is.
And it will definitely be a Kodak moment when McConnell and Cornyn shake Todd's hand as he is sworn in..
If Akin wins he'll be one of the most dangerous men in Washington: someone who doesn't owe anything to anybody.
I mean that in a positive way, in case it's not clear. Like when Lieberman defeated the entire Dem party and won reelection, he owed nobody any favors; they needed him and knew he didn't need them; his power was magnified 5x.
Yeah, that'll help with the undecided.
I really want Akin to win - because he is clearly conservative AND he will feel no debt or loyalty whatsoever to the leaders of the GOP.
Maybe McCaskill’s attack ads have been so over-the-top as to alienate voters.
She overplayed the rape comments controversy ?
I hope you have a MO ping list.
GO AKIN!
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