tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post6271674809306789267..comments2024-03-26T14:01:36.240-05:00Comments on Public Policy Polling: California Down on PelosiTom Jensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545052616714485196noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-76734065395868715512010-09-24T00:15:13.893-05:002010-09-24T00:15:13.893-05:00@Jon, Pelosi has her strongest challenger in years...@Jon, Pelosi has her strongest challenger in years in John Dennis. He has been working the fundraising hard nationally (able to position himself as the anti-Pelosi to donors) while also running as an anti-war, pro gay rights candidate to try and pick up some of the disenchanted progressives. <br /><br />That said, I don't see John Dennis coming within 10 points of Pelosi. But you could see him hit 35%, which for Republicans in San Francisco would be highly unusual.Daniel Surmanhttp://independentpoliticalreport.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-53264480495454174312010-09-23T15:12:09.876-05:002010-09-23T15:12:09.876-05:00Check out the linked press release for a compariso...Check out the linked press release for a comparison to the numbers we got on Boehner in OH recently.Dustin Ingallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599131416393266722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-31326940840766086092010-09-23T13:52:44.138-05:002010-09-23T13:52:44.138-05:00Pelosi is disliked in SF but quite safe. She can f...Pelosi is disliked in SF but quite safe. She can fend off any primary challenge and her closest opponent is often the Green candidate.<br /><br />But I actually think that feeling of futility helps Republicans. You can't get Pelosi out of Congress, but you can isolate her by taking away her Speakership.<br /><br />Also, the question was a good one to ask. She's the Dem leader. Why not ask how popular she is in her home state?wthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04343481782148411302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-80336002876994144022010-09-23T13:14:22.340-05:002010-09-23T13:14:22.340-05:00You should poll bete noire's of the left and r...You should poll bete noire's of the left and right for each state. Palin and Pelosi are probably the most prominent targets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-82089212796315691342010-09-23T13:13:24.260-05:002010-09-23T13:13:24.260-05:00Statewide polls in large states for Congressmen ar...Statewide polls in large states for Congressmen are of very limited utility -- that goes for this poll and the Boehner poll.<br /><br />And did you ask about Pelosi's Botox injections the way you asked about Boehner's tan?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-47216358238217532052010-09-23T13:04:12.877-05:002010-09-23T13:04:12.877-05:00It does not matter what Californians think of Pelo...It does not matter what Californians think of Pelosi, just what the people in her district think of her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-84277253546590189612010-09-23T12:52:13.866-05:002010-09-23T12:52:13.866-05:00California voters are savvy enough to know that th...California voters are savvy enough to know that they can't vote for or against Nancy Pelosi, unless they happen to live in her district. I suspect she's still very popular in San Francisco, is running virtually unopposed and will win handily. <br /><br />Based on your findings, voters outside her district don't see her as an impediment to voting to reelect their own Dem rep -- or maybe (as in the case of Dan Lungren) vote against their GOP rep.<br /><br />Seems like a useless metric in the poll, so I'm not sure why the question was even asked.Jon Ponderhttp://www.pensitoreview.comnoreply@blogger.com