U.P & the upper Mitten: Michigan CD1-Gary McDowell (D) vs. Dan Benishek (R) This is one of the most intriguing districts we’ve ever polled. Frankly, political party labels seem to not mean much in this geographically enormous district. Conservative Democrat Bart Stupak made headlines...
Specter’s spec...
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The race for the seat of Pennsylvania U.S. Senator Arlen Specter (R…then D) began with a high-profile primary where Joe Sestak thumped the newly re-minted Democrat by 10 points. But that primary proved to be very expensive for Sestak, who spent down his campaign funds and got caught in...
Adventures in Blago-...
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As all political junkies know by now, one lone juror has–so far–kept Rod Blagojevich from becoming the Pin-up Pol for those enjoying an expense-paid stay at the government’s finer gray-bar hotels. Even though the feds pledge to re-try him soon and he faces sentencing from a...
Havoc in the Heartla...
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Over the past few weeks, several acquaintances have express the opinion that Missouri’s 3rd and 4th Congressional districts may just be the Ones to Watch in the polls (as a friend said…“the gateway to heaven or hell depending on which side you’re on and which way it...
Triple Play in the Buckeye State
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Those of you old enough to remember the 1970′s Cincinnati Reds know that they earned the nickname of The Big Red Machine. Now, many pundits want us to believe that the State of Ohio will become a political big red machine this fall when the Buckeyes choose whether to retain “Blue Dog” members of Congress who were swept into victory in the Obama tsunami of 2008. We looked at three key Ohio districts in our Quick-Shot Series of polls: CD 1-Victory in the Burbs: Incumbent Steve Driehaus (D) vs. Steve Chabot (R) Ohio CD 1 provides one of the more intriguing races in the state. This district encompasses part of Cincinnati and...