Sep 21 2010

WV Senate Seat Tilts Toward GOP

Published by at 11:30 am under 2010 Elections,All General Discussions

I predicted in early July the WV special election to fill the late Senator Byrd’s seat would go GOP:

Last week I predicted there would be a special election in the fall for the late Robert Byrd’s seat and it would make a GOP take over of the Senate all but certain. I predicted this because if there wasn’t there would be no more Democrat party in West-By-Golly Virginia.

Looks like at least this time my prediction is true.

PPP’s first look at the West Virginia Senate contest finds a very tight race with John Raese [R] up 46-43 on Joe Manchin [D], a result within the poll’s margin of error.

Yeah, there really is a historic backlash heading towards November.

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6 Responses to “WV Senate Seat Tilts Toward GOP”

  1. WWS says:

    and if this goes for Raese then the O’Donnel race becomes irrelevant in the big picture. If Delaware wants to have a minority marxist senator that does nothing for their state, fine, let them have him.

  2. Toes192 says:

    Have chatted with a couple of reliable Dems I know… Alaska…
    They indicated they would write-in Murkowski as opposed to “wasting” their vote on the REALLY hopeless Dem from Sitka…
    .
    I know what the recent polls say… However… having listened to Mr. Miller several times … He avoids specific answers … I don’t like that …
    .
    Nor do others up here… Keep watching this one…

  3. Toes192 says:

    btw… Whatever happens… Murkowski will still be a Republican … Don’t think any chance of her going Dem …

  4. AJ, WWS,

    This PPP poll is that same pattern of;

    1) Republican voters going ~9-to-1 for Republican candidates,

    2) Idependents going ~2-to-1 for Republican candidates, and

    3) Democrats who dislike Obama (Jacksonian Blue dogs) spliting ~50-50,

    that we have seen over and over again since 2009 elections in Mass, VA and NJ.

    Some candidates may be able to sway this, particularly Democrats with Democratic voters who have voted against the Obama agenda, but it seems to be locked in stone nationwide.

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