tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post3565257707876056644..comments2024-03-18T06:10:07.480-05:00Comments on Public Policy Polling: Why the Dems could win PA-12Tom Jensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545052616714485196noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-78062407046187870792010-05-14T13:15:21.694-05:002010-05-14T13:15:21.694-05:00WT, good point. Part of Oliverio's appeal in W...WT, good point. Part of Oliverio's appeal in West Virginia may have been his statement that "if elected, he would hope to support someone other than Nancy Pelosi for speaker of the House." (Politico) In his own words, Oliverio said: "Hopefully, there will be a better candidate than Nancy Pelosi."Christian Libertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04842885802414436051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-68172467767468258262010-05-14T13:09:12.768-05:002010-05-14T13:09:12.768-05:00Is there some popular Democrat that Democratic cha...Is there some popular Democrat that Democratic challengers could run on voting for them as speaker? I can't think of any. I think if the Republicans ran on Ryan as speaker, they'd do better than Boehner.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928675187803337574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-45282478618105232342010-05-14T11:35:14.631-05:002010-05-14T11:35:14.631-05:00Who would Critz vote for, for Speaker of the House...Who would Critz vote for, for Speaker of the House?wthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04343481782148411302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-31730094111275202922010-05-14T10:51:48.867-05:002010-05-14T10:51:48.867-05:00More voters in PA12 approve of Congressional Repub...More voters in PA12 approve of Congressional Republicans than approve of Nancy Pelosi.<br /><br />Democratic registration advantages mean little when the national party is far to the left of the party's voters.Christian Libertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04842885802414436051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-84311904539626817062010-05-14T10:37:02.117-05:002010-05-14T10:37:02.117-05:00DBL, you're probably right about that last poi...DBL, you're probably right about that last point.<br /><br />Kevin, a lot of places, including NC, have Democratic registration advantages, even significant ones, but are still red states/districts. The Democrats are not as liberal as elsewhere and often vote Republican in federal races. McCain won PA-12 in 2008, and Murtha was a pretty moderate Dem.Dustin Ingallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599131416393266722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-11115896163205959482010-05-14T10:27:22.186-05:002010-05-14T10:27:22.186-05:00People are voting for Republicans, not because the...People are voting for Republicans, not because they like Republicans, but because they want to vote against Democrats. Republicans are as unpopular as ever and they're still doing this well. So I don't think you can bank on their unpopularity.<br /><br />If they elect Tim Burns they're not voting for congressional Republicans. They're voting to change congressional Republicans into what they want them to be. I'm sure if you polled the public's desire to vote for congressional Republicans vs. new fresh Republicans the latter would score 10 points higher.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928675187803337574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-86037248232056179052010-05-14T10:03:36.792-05:002010-05-14T10:03:36.792-05:00The democrats should win. They have a huge enrollm...The democrats should win. They have a huge enrollment advantage.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11521225484156884634noreply@blogger.com