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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums*ARIZONA SHOCK POLL* Mark Kelly 53% Martha McSadface 34%
https://redfieldandwiltonstrategies.com/latest-usa-swing-state-senate-and-governor-voting-intention-16-to-19-august/
sheshe2
(83,850 posts)Thekaspervote
(32,787 posts)msongs
(67,433 posts)jorgevlorgan
(8,318 posts)MFGsunny
(2,356 posts)jorgevlorgan
(8,318 posts)ananda
(28,873 posts)This is good news!
Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)jorgevlorgan
(8,318 posts)Go Joe!
LisaL
(44,974 posts)BGBD
(3,282 posts)Plenty of polls have given Kelly a huge lead in this. Maybe not 19, but hell, had to expect it to come at some point.
She's an appointed Senator, who lost a race for Senate 2 years ago, in the party of a President who has a -20 approval rating, in a state trending against her party, and she's running against an astronaut.
I mean, she's toast.
LisaL
(44,974 posts)With a well known wife.
Demsrule86
(68,632 posts)paleotn
(17,939 posts)Seriously....how do you campaign against a well known, well liked, very respected...freaking astronaut?! He's Republican kryptonite.
-Laelth
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)McSally's nickname is "McAppointed" because Gov. Ducey appointed her to McCain's seat after she lost her Senate race to Kyrsten Sinema.
Mark Kelly and wife Gabby Giffords have strong support here. I feel optimistic that he will win and for the first time Arizona will be represented by 2 Democratic Senators.
BannonsLiver
(16,434 posts)I;m kind of excited about making some noise in AZ on the senate and prez levels.
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)Kelly seems to have broad appeal, while McSally is only seen as a trump puppet. And she was already rejected by voters.
Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)2012: 39% conservatives 19% liberals
2016: 41% conservatives 27% liberals
Compare to the nation itself, which required 20 years for a 6-2 net in the same direction:
1996: 33% conservatives 20% liberals
2016: 35% conservatives 26% liberals
States spinning this quickly are really difficult to figure out, in terms of where the spoke will stop this cycle. I'm not 100% confident the polling model is accurate. That is often the case in a newly competitive state. Regardless, if Trump's approval is terrible and Ducey's approval is terrible, the bottom line should cooperate