Posted on 10/22/2018 7:21:48 AM PDT by mandaladon
Hoosier businessman and Senate Republican candidate Mike Braun has surged in the Indiana Senate race only two weeks before the November election, according to a poll released on Monday. Sen. Joe Donnelly’s popularity has continued to plummet ever since he decided to vote against Judge Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court. Since the Senate confirmation vote, the incumbent Democrat’s favorability and his polling has bottomed out.
According to a recent poll conducted by the Braun campaign from October 14-17, Braun leads Donnelly by 44 to 40 percent, with seven percent backing Lucy Brenton, and five percent of voters remain undecided.
The survey also found Braun leads with those having the highest level of enthusiasm for voting in the midterm elections, a seven-point advantage with those with high propensity voters, and a seven-point advantage with voters who have an opinion of both candidates.
The poll found that three-factor have led to Donnelly’s increasing vulnerability in the Indiana Senate race, which includes:
Donnelly’s inability to garner more than 40 percent ballot support. Donnelly’s approval ratings have eroded to the point where roughly the same amount of Hoosiers approve as disapprove of the incumbent Donnelly has a net unfavorable rating, while Braun gained a net favorable rating. According to the poll, Braun has a 41 percent favorable rating, while the Hoosier businessman has a 34 percent unfavorable rating. In contrast, Sen. Donnelly has a 42 percent unfavorable rating, while 41 percent of Hoosiers have a negative view of the incumbent Democrat.
Further, 45 percent of Indiana voters believe that Donnelly serves as part of the “problem” in Washington, DC, compared to only 34 percent that the Democrat serves as part of the “solution” to America and Indiana’s problems.
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Holds in AZ and NV, pickup in OH, very very close in NJ.
I think ND is ours, but I’m afraid Tester and McCaskall will pull through, possibly Nelson as well.
I admit that I find polls released by a candidate’s campaign to be a bit suspect. It’ll be interesting to see of other polls indicate the same thing.
So you’re think Sherrod Brown is getting the boot then?
Sorry, but NJ is not going to be close. Menedez will easily win.
Yes.
We’ll see. Normally, you’d be right.
This year is different for a host of reasons: corrupt horrible incumbent, Trump, red wave, etc.
Montana
Braun was always leading this...
The pathetic radio ad I heard yesterday Was chastising Braun, because there is a button on his company website to translate it, INTO CHINESE!
Imagine my horror at that/s
Obviously her voters know she is not winning. And no one pays attention to opinions of protest votes
NJ cares about Trump? They are as bad as NYC and Cali or DC, who put Barry back in as Mayor once he got out of jail.
NJ is not going red. Sad, but true.
Sure about FL? I keep hearing bad news about DeSantis and Scott.
Note. I didn’t say it was “going red” or it cared for Trump.
I said this is a different election. This will be pretty close, either way.
We’ll see, but I don’t think NJ is going to be that close.
Donnelly did vote for Gorsuch.
McCaskill was down 8 points before the multiple project veritas videos came out showing she was lying to the voters about a whole slew of issues. I think she’s toast.
As for Nelson, I still think Scott wins. I’m from Florida originally and all my friends there assure me Scott and DeSantis will win.
This shouldn’t even be close. Indiana is big time red state. If all the people who voted for trump vote, it should be a wipeout.
Let’s hope the Libertarian nominee doesn’t upset the applecart.
Yes, MT and MO can be big letdowns, but the Republican should be strong in southwestern MO.
We’ve been red for a long time. Zerø was an aberration. Probably voter fraud.
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