Rasmussen poll numbers for Senator Allen's seat 04/11/06

[rogue emissary]

Virginia Senate: Allen in Command
April 19, 2006--
Senator George Allen (R) retains a solid lead in his bid for re-election in the fifth Rasmussen Reports election 2006 poll in Virginia.

Allen now leads businessman Harris Miller (D) 51% to 34%. He also leads former Navy secretary James Webb 50% to 30%.

A month ago, Allen led Harris 56% to 27% and Webb 54% to 30%.Neither challenger has come within single digits thus far in the campaign, but Allen's fortunes have bobbed a bit. . .
http://rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/April%202006/Virginia%20Senate%20April.htm

[autorank]

1. Webb must be the candidate. Miller is totally unacceptable.

Webb is a man of integrity and vision. He fits more with our states best revolutionary traditions than any Democrat I've seen since I've been here, which has been a while.

Miller is a) a former lobbyist for the electronic voting machine companies, the doom of the Dcmoratic party; he is b) a lobbyist who was the wet nurse for outsourcing tech jobs. Think about it -- Mr. Diebold who also, btw, screwed a bunch of people in Northern Virginia out of great jobs.

I'm stunned that he'd even be allowed to run without loud cries of "interloper" and I'm disappointed that any elected Democrat in this state would endorse him.

I worked hard for Kaine and I'm so glad that he won. But to see a possible outsourcing Diebold advocate on the ticket (even the primary) cause be agida!

On edit: Amending and revising my remarks. The numbers are probably better than this since Rasmissen tends Republican but this is good news. Means it must be really bad for Allen. In addition, Miller on the ticket against Allen means there is NO choice for Senator...Miller is just that bad.

[rogue emissary]

5. if everyone took that stance, I doubt either man would win.

[beachmom]

8. Both candidates have their negatives

Things Miller has done has made him a deal breaker for you, and some things Webb has said has made him a deal breaker for me.

Sigh. I wish Mark Warner had run.

I think my Congressional District is more in play than the Senate race.

[Catchawave]

2. Kilgore was way ahead of Kaine at this point

last year too :evilgrin:

[rogue emissary]

3. Not to be a killjoy, but

Kaine was cutting into Kilgore lead at this point.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=183&topic_id=1456&mesg_id=1456

Thursday, May 19, 2005
. . . Back in March our exclusive, scientific tracking poll, conducted by SurveyUSA, found Republican Jerry Kilgore leading Democrat Kaine by 10 points... 46% to 36%.

At the time most analysts said the reason was Kilgore's higher name identification. So... Kaine's TV ads aimed to boost his name i-d.

New numbers are in from our tracking poll and they show a race that is now too close to call. Jerry Kilgore dropped two points to 44%. Kaine moved up six points to 40%. That difference is within the poll's margin of error. Independent candidate Russ Potts came in a distant third with 5%... while 11% of Virginians are still undecided on the race.

[Catchawave]

4. You're not a killjoy !

Though I would be interested to see how the numbers "move" by May 19,2006. A month is equal to a light year in politics. And, we still have a Dem primary in June, a totally different ballgame from Kilgore/Kaine ?

Allen v. Webb/Miller will be a national story too. Especially that Webb has already been on Hardball and The Colbert Report, before he even got the necessary sigs to be on the primary ballot !!

This is going to explode, I tell ya :hug:

[rogue emissary]

6. Very true and the primary will hopefully invigorates the winning candidate

. . . to cut into Allen's numbers. I really want Virginia to be apart of the Democrat's success this year.

[Catchawave]

7. I think VA is the "new" Ohio and Florida for '08 too.

Kaine's victory over Kilgore sent a national message. Well, for an off-year election ! I hope we can continue the Timmentum :D