tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post4349140226902722114..comments2024-03-26T14:01:36.240-05:00Comments on Public Policy Polling: Snowe's path to reelectionTom Jensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545052616714485196noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-30240885905274871742011-03-10T05:58:34.322-05:002011-03-10T05:58:34.322-05:00It is obvious you want money for do a decent poll ...It is obvious you want money for do a decent poll for Maine and Connecticut.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-26213260500353633752011-03-10T00:06:24.806-05:002011-03-10T00:06:24.806-05:00Last anonymous: I think you speak English not and ...Last anonymous: I think you speak English not and understand politics not. This suit is black not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-83976862975637325612011-03-09T17:51:49.080-05:002011-03-09T17:51:49.080-05:00Baldacci was more popular than Schwarzenegger. And...Baldacci was more popular than Schwarzenegger. And also Michaud.<br /><br />If you give not results of Snowe as democrat you can not tell what is her best path to run... Why are you excluding she run as democrat when the highest favorable is between the democrats?<br /><br />Really poor poll...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-68911511316937516962011-03-09T17:26:17.257-05:002011-03-09T17:26:17.257-05:00Not only did Baldacci make himself unpopular with ...Not only did Baldacci make himself unpopular with his actions, he caused many to doubt the Democratic party as a whole. The Dems made further fatal mistakes in the gubernatorial campaign with some incredibly nasty mud-slinging, resented by many who donated to the Dems and who left the party in protest,against viable candidate independent Eliot Cutler. Cutler could have won, kept Paul Lepage out of the the governor's office, sparing us a backwards fall for the next 4 years, but the Democratic party intervened and created what can only be described as a big mess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-89847251118176158422011-03-09T17:19:25.652-05:002011-03-09T17:19:25.652-05:00lol why are people so surprised she receives so mu...lol why are people so surprised she receives so much support for democrats? She IS ONE!<br />She's a republican in name only; a typical RINO. The republicans are better off without her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-48211909126472178372011-03-09T16:53:37.743-05:002011-03-09T16:53:37.743-05:00The clearest path is the path of least resistance....The clearest path is the path of least resistance. And she'll face plenty of resistance in the primary. Sure, if she survives it, she'll be in strong shape for the general as the GOP nominee, but she'll win by almost as much if she just runs as an independent.Dustin Ingallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599131416393266722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-10524153430113969392011-03-09T16:49:47.023-05:002011-03-09T16:49:47.023-05:00How is her best path to run as an Independent when...How is her best path to run as an Independent when your report (pdf.) says the following: "As PPP showed yesterday, Olympia Snowe may have a tough road surviving a primary if she chooses to run for re-election and fight for her place on the GOP ticket she has always called home. But whether she is the Republican nominee or<br />an independent, she should be easily elected to a fourth term.<br />As a Republican, Snowe would top state Rep. Emily Cain, 64-20, and businesswoman Rosa Scarcelli, 66-18. She takes 60-66% of independents and even 51-53% of Democrats in these matchups. If she is knocked off the GOP ballot line and makes an independent bid, Snowe would prevail with 54-57% of the vote over the four permutations of Cain, Scarcelli, and Republicans Scott D’Amboise and Andrew Ian<br />Dodge."<br /><br />Doesn't that show just the opposite, that she does better in the general election as a Republican rather than an independent?William A. Jacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16433685588536441422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-24432759762617407802011-03-09T16:01:14.329-05:002011-03-09T16:01:14.329-05:00This poll is a waste of time. Nothing interesting ...This poll is a waste of time. Nothing interesting here.<br /><br />It seems you are protecting Snowe of bad results.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-340675365266206222011-03-09T15:56:21.340-05:002011-03-09T15:56:21.340-05:00"Baldacci left office as one of the most unpo..."Baldacci left office as one of the most unpopular Governors in the country"<br /><br />You poll Schwarzenegger against Feinstein.<br /><br />You poll Carcieri against Whitehouse.<br /><br />You should poll also Baldacci, but worse still is not poll Snowe against Michaud or Chellie Pingree. And you decline also to poll LePage as republican teabagger (but you poll Kaine who officially is out the race).<br /><br />No sense. The result of poll somedudes here was obvious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-2674097042495937282011-03-09T15:11:27.684-05:002011-03-09T15:11:27.684-05:00I think her numbers are softer than they appear an...I think her numbers are softer than they appear and that an appropriate test of that hypothesis would be to run some 3-way hypotheticals including a 3rd party conservative candidate, such as in the NY-23 special election.<br />Additionally, the low numbers of the non-Snowe Republican vs. Democrat show that her numbers against a Democratic challenger might be more due to low name recognition by the challenger than support for her.Anonymous At Worknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-80796253879628979352011-03-09T14:07:28.619-05:002011-03-09T14:07:28.619-05:00She will almost certainly become an independent. I...She will almost certainly become an independent. It's only a matter of time.Kevinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-21509092138277685112011-03-09T13:47:17.038-05:002011-03-09T13:47:17.038-05:00The Dems should recruit Elliot Cutler, a former De...The Dems should recruit Elliot Cutler, a former Dem who ran as an independent last Gov race.<br /><br />IA re: Baldacci - he would not have been a plausible candidate. But, how about Michael Michaud?<br /><br />I'm also surprised at the high Dem approval for Snowe. True in the past, but she campaigned hard this November for the generally despised by Dems teapartying new Gov of the state.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-87528968144255902692011-03-09T13:14:26.647-05:002011-03-09T13:14:26.647-05:00I don't understand why Democrats in Maine like...I don't understand why Democrats in Maine like Snowe so much. Sure she's good for a Republican, but she's not better than a Democrat. She stood in the way of a lot of important things.Marvinhttp://www.musicbyday.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-89518523756938127492011-03-09T12:38:31.810-05:002011-03-09T12:38:31.810-05:00Baldacci left office as one of the most unpopular ...Baldacci left office as one of the most unpopular Governors in the countryTom Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06545052616714485196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-65873100781714398922011-03-09T11:24:57.435-05:002011-03-09T11:24:57.435-05:00Can you please explain why you didn't include ...Can you please explain why you didn't include former Dem Gov John Baldacci in possible matchups against Snowe? The other Dems in your poll are not that well-known, hence their weak numbers. A strong well-known Dem would make the race much closer.RCnoreply@blogger.com