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Who Are The Worst Members Of Congress-- The Best Electoral Targets?
DownWithTyranny! —
... seat, voters are completely rejecting a far right extremist loon, Mike Erickson, in favor of a moderate Democratic state Senator, Kurt Schrader. It has all been steeply downhill for Erickson, an anti-choice fanatic, when his Republican primary opponent accused him of gross hypocrisy for paying for at least one abortion for a girlfriend. He's not likely to break 40%. Schrader has nearly a quarter million dollars left to spend and Erickson has barely $40,000 on hand. Meanwhile a new poll in Alaska is reporting that Congress' King of Pork, Don Young, is going to lose his ...
A Day At The Congressional Races
TPM Election Central —
... New polling from Alaska firm Ivan Moore Research gives the Democratic candidates the edge in Alaska's Congressional races, thanks to scandal-plagued GOP incumbents in this deep-red state. In the Senate race, Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich (D) has a 46%-45% edge over GOP Sen. Ted Stevens, within the ±4.4% margin of error. In the House race, Democratic candidate Ethan Berkowitz has a much larger lead over GOP Rep. Don Young, at 51%-43%. ...
State Polls
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com —
New state polls in Alaska, Maine and Washington: Alaska Ivan Moore Research McCain 53 (-2 vs. last poll, Oct. 3-6) Obama 42 (+4) McCain leads by 15.0 points in the ...
AK-Sen, AK-AL: Senate's Close; House Not So Much
Swing State Project —
Ivan Moore for Anchorage Press (10/17-19, likely voters, 10/3-6 in parens):
Mark Begich (D): 46 (49)
Ted Stevens (R-inc): 45 (45)
(MoE: ?4.4%)
Ethan Berkowitz (D): 51 (51)
Don Young (R-inc): 43 (42)
(MoE: ?4.4%)
After the initial shock of Ted Stevens' indictment wore off (giving Mark Begich a huge boost), it seems like voters have been more and more willing to give Stevens some of the benefit of the doubt until a verdict is handed down, as the numbers ...
AK-Sen, AK-AL: Looking good in House, deadlocked in Senate
Daily Kos —
Ivan Moore Research. 10/17-19. Likely voters. MoE 4.4%. (10/3-6 numbers) Begich (D) 46 (49) Stevens (R) 45 (45) Ugh. That's some critical ground lost for Orange to Blue candidate Mark Begich. ...
Senate Race Roundup
Daily Kos —
... on the radio that you’ll never hear. That’s not good for America." It's not? Having a diverse array of voices on the airwaves is bad for the country? You're confusing me, Norm. Meanwhile, Normie is currently behind in polling, if just barely: <script></script> GA-Sen: Rasmussen shows its tightest numbers of the cycle in Georgia: Ivan Moore Research. 10/17-19. Likely voters. MoE 4.4%. (10/3-6 numbers) ...
Stevens Conviction Guarantees Huge Dem Senate Pickup
TPM Election Central —
... Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich (D) by about 20 points. As the controversy settled down and Stevens vowed to beat the charges at trial, his numbers began inching up again -- and a poll last week from local pollster Ivan Moore put him behind Begich by only one point. ...
Stevens: I Remain a Candidate for the U.S. Senate
News —
... election, in which Stevens faces the most difficult challenge in his 40-year career in the upper chamber. "This past year has been a difficult time for Alaskans," Begich said in a statement, "but our people are strong and resilient and I believe that we will be able to move forward together to address the critical challenges that face Alaska." After Stevens's indictment in late July, Begich took a commanding lead in the polls, a lead which has since winnowed. In an October 22 Ivan Moore Research poll , Begich led with 46 percent to Stevens's 45 percent, well within the poll's ...
McCain Calls for Stevens to Resign
Weekly Standard Blog —
... of Stevens yesterday. Young, who has had his own challenges with federal investigations, is trailing his Democratic opponent in the polls after winning the GOP primary by about 300 votes. ...
Are You Feeling AK?
Hotline On Call Part Deux —
... on 11/2, showed the Dem ahead 49-43% with a +/- 4.9% margin of error. Another Dem pollster, Ivan Moore Research (D), queried AK LVs four times since the convos -- and his results failed each time to show Young with an edge. These surveys had Berkowitz ahead by between 5% and 17%, and Moore's final poll, conducted 10/17-19 with margin of error of +/- 4.4%, showed the Dem with a 51-43% advantage. ...
