Monday, November 06, 2006

Final Poll Notes and Such Before Bed

Via Talking Points Memo, the latest Survey USA poll in Missouri gives Claire McCaskill the lead: 50 - 44. This race has been so close for so long. Looks like it could be breaking for Claire at the right time.

Political Wire has the latest Survey USA polls from Maryland which show the Dems. holding on to their leads. O'Malley is up 50% - 47%; Cardin leads Steele 49% - 46%.

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From CNN:

"You know, George Allen is very much on the defensive, particularly over Iraq. He had a rally a short time ago here in Richmond, only 250 people.

Meanwhile, his Democratic opponent, James Webb, had a rally with former President Bill Clinton on the other end of the state. Police officials say there were five to six thousand people at that rally. The enthusiasm for Webb, in part on the issue of Iraq. He's a Vietnam veteran. He wears combat boots on the campaign trail, combat boots of his son, who's currently serving in Iraq. He's been calling for a new course in Iraq, and now George Allen in recent weeks has started doing that as well, no longer saying stay the course, saying mistakes have been made, saying, as well, that not enough progress has been made in Iraq.

In fact, George Allen tonight, taking the extraordinary step of buying two minutes of TV time all across this commonwealth to talk to the voters directly on the ever of this election, saying look, mistakes were made in Iraq, but give me another six years to try to help fix this.

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Bush Endorses Democrat ... (from Daily Kos):

In Nebraska, Dear Leader says:

"Now, it seems to me if you're sending someone from this country to Washington, you better have someone who understands what it means to be a farmer and rancher."

The Candidates in the race in question?

Scott Kleeb (D) = Fourth generation Nebraskan; Rancher with a PhD who wrote his doctoral dissertation on the history of cattle ranching. See Also this earlier GT12 post.


Adrian Smith (R) = Real estate agent and failed politician who is "not known as a skilled lawmaker" and "not known as a leader"

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