LA Senate: New poll puts Dem within a point of Vitter

[WI_DEM]

Granted it's a Dem poll, but there can be no doubt that Vitter has suffered erosion in recent months and probably needs to buy a few new diapers (lets hope he wins his primary):

Democrats are circulating an internal polling memo out of Louisiana that finds Rep. Charlie Melancon (D-LA) in a dead heat with David Vitter in the race for Vitter's Senate seat.

"The race for Louisiana's U.S. Senate seat has undergone a fundamental shift in the past few weeks," the memo reads. "Vitter's mishandling of the and the emergence of a strong Republican primary challenger are new, dramatic hurdles to Vitter's already imperiled re-election prospects. Charlie Melancon's active role during the oil spill has provided him with a platform to demonstrate his strong leadership on behalf of Louisiana voters on a statewide platform. The head-to-head vote with Charlie Melancon is now a dead-heat, fifty percent of voters prefer someone new to another Vitter term, and voter perceptions of Vitter are tanking as the electorate continues to warm to Melancon."

The memo, compiled by the Democratic polling firm Anzalone Liszt reseach, holds that Melancon still trails Vitter by the slimmest of margins, 43-44, and that Melancon's best hope for victory is to shore up the black vote. "Exit polling from 2008 shows Mary Landrieu won 96% of the African American vote against former Democrat John Kennedy. Assuming Melancon solidifies 90% of the African American vote on Election Day, the vote would move to 46% Melancon / 44% Vitter."

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/07/internal-dem-poll-has-vitter-melancon-in-dead-heat.php

[marmar]

1. He's probably crapping his diapers......

[saltpoint]

2. It's really a challenge to find anything positive whatsoever to

say about modern-day Republicans generally or about David Vitter specifically.

If pressed, I could possibly manage weak praise for Dick Lugar, at least regarding nuclear proliferation. But then again, Dick Lugar is not a modern-day Republican.

I'd like to see Vitter out of the U.S. Senate. He's an extremist vote against any progressive agenda, no matter what it is or who's advancing it.

It would be great to see Melancon win this fall.

[Historic NY]

3. It all Depends...

:silly:

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

4. Nhha! (Chris Matthews laugh), that never gets old.

:rofl:

[catgirl]

5. K & R