Woo-hoo! Another Senate seat in play. Evan Bayh is running.
Just a brief note. Another Senate seat might be in play this cycle. The Indiana Senate seat held by Dan Coats, who is retiring, was going to be between Baron Hill and Todd Young. Young is...
View ArticlePPP: Clinton 49, Trump 45 in PA. No word yet on Senate.
PPP has just released its survey of Pennsylvania. Clinton leads by 4 in the head-to-head, or by 3 in a 4-way. They also polled the Senate, and should release those results later today. Poll...
View ArticleCBS poll: Hillary up 49-37 in Virginia
After a very odd poll from RABA showing Trump up by 4 in Virginia, some wondered why Clinton was pulling her advertising from Virginia. Now we know. CBS Battleground States poll has her up by 12....
View ArticleSt. Leo poll of Florida, Clinton by 14
An earlier version of this diary linked to a June poll. This is new. The link ispolls.saintleo.edu/…Aug. 14-18, 1500 registered voters, MOE 3%. St. Leo is rated C+ by 538. Not the most...
View ArticleNew PPP polls, Clinton leads in PA (+5), NH (+5), IA (+2)
Hillary leads in PA, 48-43, NH 46-41 and IA 45-43. The tweet is attwitter.com/…No details yet (RV/LV, demographics, etc.), but PPP is pretty reliable. If anything, they are slightly R-leaning this...
View ArticleWOW! NBC/WSJ Hillary by 7 (H2H), by 6 (4way) nationally!
Just getting this up quicklywww.nbcnews.com/…48-41 H2H43-37-10-3 4wayThese are LV. Registered is almost identical.ARG also had a poll up today with 47-44 Hillary. Slightly oversampled men (by 2%).
View ArticleNew poll, OH, C +3 LV (William and Mary)
There’s a new pollster on the block, so no track record. But an interesting techniquewww.scribd.com/... TARGETSMART AND WILLIAM & MARY RELEASE POLL OF OHIO LIKELY VOTERS -Clinton 40, Trump 37...
View ArticleMonmouth, Colorado, Clinton + 11
Just in from Monmouth (which has a slight Democratic lean — 1-2 points). Clinton 49, Trump 38, Johnson 7, Stein 3. Details at www.monmouth.edu/…Quinnipiac has polls within a couple of hours at FL,...
View ArticlePPP-Florida, Clinton +4 (4-way), +5 (H2H).
Just out from PPP: www.publicpolicypolling.com/…Clinton leads by 4 (4-way) and 5 (head-to-head). Even better, the undecided voters were asked their favorability views of Trump and 0% had a...
View ArticleHarwood: GOP strategist - Trump's numbers collapsing: Hillary: IN-even, PA +...
John Harwood covers the economy and politics for CNBC and the New York Times. He is well-connected and talks to lots of Republicans: He just tweeted:---Senior GOP Senate strategist: "Trump now tied...
View ArticleFat lady singing? Cruz, Lee oppose Graham-Cassidy
From Politico: www.politico.com/…Sen. Ted Cruz said today that he doesn’t support the latest Obamacare repeal plan drafted by Sens. Bill Cassidy and Lindsey Graham and suggested that the proposal also...
View ArticleVirginia House recount - Dem wins! 11,608 to 11,607. Legislature now tied!
In the 94th district of the Virginia House of Delegates, the Republican Yancey had a 10 vote lead over the Democratic Simonds. At the moment, they have recounted all of the precincts except...
View ArticleKatie Arrington (SC-01) seriously injured in car accident
Katie Arrington, who defeated Mark Sanford in the primary a couple of weeks ago in the 1st congressional district, was seriously injured in a fatal car accident last night. Details at CNNArrington...
View ArticleAnother Senate seat in play?
Another Senate seat? Word is that Mike Pompeo will NOT run for the Senate. Headline: “White House advisor says Pompeo will not run for Senate”. See thehill.com/…If that is the case, the...
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ERA passes in Virginia, the 38th state to ratify the ERA.
The ERA has just passed in Virginia. The vote in the House of Delegates was 59-41. The vote in the Senate, under an hour later, was 28-12.This now makes 38 states to ratify it. Two issues remain....
View ArticleWest Virginia might annex part of Virginia
The rural counties in Virginia are “up in arms” about some of the gun legislation being considered in Richmond. There will be a huge gathering in Richmond Monday, and the governor has declared a...
View ArticleTerrific Fox News Polls: AZ, B+9; WI,B+8; NC, B+4 and good Senate news too
From Political Wire:New Fox News polls:Arizona: Biden 49%, Trump 40%Wisconsin: Biden 50%, Trump 42%North Carolina: Biden 50%, Trump 46%And the U.S. Senate races:Arizona: Mark Kelly (D) 56%, Martha...
View ArticleGOP Senator Thom Tillis tests positive
Thom Tillis has tested positive. xBREAKING — Sen Thom Tillis also tests positive for covid-19, his office says. Tillis is also a member of the Judiciary Committee, was at the White House SCOTUS event...
View ArticleWOW! ABC/WaPo: Biden up 17 in WI and 7 in MI.
With all of the angst about the SCOTUS ruling on WI absentee ballots, it won’t matter. Biden up 57-40 in Wisconsin, according to ABC/WaPo. Yeah, it is probably an outlier, but not by that much....
View ArticleFinal NYT/Siena polls: Biden - WI + 11, AZ +6, FL +3, PA + 6
The New York Times / Siena final polls of four swing states are out. www.nytimes.com/…Biden leads 52-41 in Wisconsin. Given his double digit lead in Michigan, he needs one more big state. The...
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