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Talking Points Memo: I'm Genuinely Surprised
Delaware Liberal: Incumbent Rethug Gov. Will Not Seek Reelection
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Sen. Snowe gets destroyed in hypo. 2012 primary challenge. http://bit.ly/10ilkZ My suggestion? Become an Independent, caucus with Dems. 3 days ago |
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@senatorsnowe could loose her @MaineGOP primary in 2012 to a conservative challenger according to a new poll http://bit.ly/3FhmI9 10 days ago |
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RT @RightKlik Snowe could lose to a generic conservative challenger in a landslide. http://bit.ly/10ilkZ via @sissyto4 #tcot RINO power!! 11 days ago |
I'm Genuinely Surprised
Talking Points Memo —
... Public Policy Polling just conducted a poll in which they tested how well Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) would do in a GOP primary against an unnamed right-wing/conservative challenger. In other words, how well she'd stand up against a stiff Hoffmanization. I'd figured Snowe was pretty much invulnerable in Maine, even though Republican primary electorates can lean pretty far right. But not so. PPP had the winger candidate crushing Snowe by a 59% to 31% margin. ...
No More Mister Nice Blog — TEABAG MANIA IN MAINE? MAYBE, MAYBE NOT There's a fair amount of attention being paid right now to this poll: It looks like Olympia Snowe could have a pretty hard time getting nominated for another term in the Senate as a Republican. ... Asked how they would vote in a primary contest between Snowe and a more conservative challenger, just 31% of likely Republican voters say they would pick Snowe while 59% say they would go for the conservative alternative.... But a word of caution for those ready to celebrate the ...
Incumbent Rethug Gov. Will Not Seek Reelection
Delaware Liberal —
... . This is a likely D pickup, and former Lie-bermann nemesis Ned Lamont is one of the candidates. Hmmm, just musing here. Wonder how Rell polls against Chris Dodd for that Senate race. Or Linda McMahon… In other political news from Talking Points Memo, looks like it’s time for Olympia Snowe to pull an ‘Arlen Specter’ before the Rethugs do it for her: A new survey of Maine from Public Policy Polling (D) has some dire news for Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME), with the moderate Republican potentially losing her 2012 Republican primary against a generic conservative challenger ...
