tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post154811246131377349..comments2024-03-26T14:01:36.240-05:00Comments on Public Policy Polling: Missouri close...except with Huck or PalinTom Jensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545052616714485196noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-21795752409604374452011-03-14T08:17:09.381-05:002011-03-14T08:17:09.381-05:00Missourians have been shown the destructive effect...Missourians have been shown the destructive effects of democrats. Take a ride down Page Avenue, drive by the auto plant, heck, take a flight out of lambert. The devastating effects of democrat rule abound in STL. Ask Chevy Chase before venturing over to the democrat waste land known as the East Side though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-16916973224114670032011-03-12T10:51:09.016-05:002011-03-12T10:51:09.016-05:00"Simply put, the base die-hard Republican sup..."Simply put, the base die-hard Republican support level in Missouri is higher than the die-hard Republican support level in SD/NC/etc."<br /><br />That's not really true of NC. The Republicans here are die-hard. The Dems are not--15-20% of them go Republican on a regular basis (they're Dixiecrats, so to speak). But there are more Democrats than in MO. Instead of outnumbering Republicans by one or two, they outnumber them by 7 or 8 points.Dustin Ingallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599131416393266722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-22032126819346347772011-03-11T23:15:31.230-05:002011-03-11T23:15:31.230-05:00Governor Huckabee is obviously the candidate of ch...Governor Huckabee is obviously the candidate of choice for the Republicans and Independents. But, will he be willing to give up his easy and very lucrative job at FOX, his job as Paul Harvey's replacement and all the perks that go along with "stardom" to pay service to our country? Ronald Reagan did it...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-2536892129361231622011-03-10T18:56:18.770-05:002011-03-10T18:56:18.770-05:001st Anonymous:
Basically, Missouri is just a far ...1st Anonymous:<br /><br />Basically, Missouri is just a far more polarized state than SD or NC or etc.<br /><br />States such as SD/ND/MT/NH/etc. have a lot of relatively independent voters that might lean/identify one party, but are perfectly willing to vote for the other. That's why the Dakotas had two Democratic senators each for so long while voting Republican by hefty margins. That also means that the margins in those states can change more.<br /><br />Missouri is a pretty polarized state where the Democrats are very Democrat and the Republicans are very Republican. Simply put, the base die-hard Republican support level in Missouri is higher than the die-hard Republican support level in SD/NC/etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-89738539086393572112011-03-10T13:43:50.921-05:002011-03-10T13:43:50.921-05:00Who won the GOP race in Missouri? Was Huckabee abl...Who won the GOP race in Missouri? Was Huckabee able to hold on to his lead there - or did someone else take it away from him?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-22156742504958426702011-03-10T12:28:38.532-05:002011-03-10T12:28:38.532-05:00Looks like Missouri is swinging to the right. I...Looks like Missouri is swinging to the right. I'd be hard pressed to find Obama winning this state in 2012.Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-38148743367245370022011-03-09T19:22:49.948-05:002011-03-09T19:22:49.948-05:00It's pretty simple: she's not as popular w...It's pretty simple: she's not as popular with GOP voters in SD as MO. She gets only 2/3 of their support in SD, but 82% in MO. Obama actually takes 18% of Republicans against Palin in SD, but only 8% in MO. And 15% of Republicans are undecided in SD, versus only 10% in MO. On top of that, while there are fewer independents in SD than in MO, Obama wins them 57-31, versus only 43-40 in MO. Palin is also about equally disliked in the two states, but Obama is actually a little more popular in SD than MO, believe it or not. SD used to have two Democratic Senators (still has one, just like MO), and it was actually contested if just a bit by Obama's campaign in 2008. He lost there by only less than 9 points. MO was obviously a lot closer, but he's regressed there more now than he has in SD.Dustin Ingallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599131416393266722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-75210489305883772712011-03-09T17:47:09.158-05:002011-03-09T17:47:09.158-05:00Care to rationalize how you have Obama doing bette...Care to rationalize how you have Obama doing better against Palin in South Dakota and North Carolina than you have her doing against Obama in Missouri?<br /><br />I suppose you can argue there are special circumstances in Arizona but this poll doesn't match up with your polls in South Dakota or North Carolina.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com