Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Voting time!

Thanks for all the suggestions on where to poll this week. Your choices are:

-Minnesota. Interesting to see if Amy Klobuchar is still in solid shape with an actual opponent now, to see whether the state's more into a Tim Pawlenty or Michele Bachmann Presidential candidacy, and how voters are feeling about gay marriage.

-Montana. Competitive Senate race, open seats for House and Governor, one of the states Obama came closest to winning but fell short in in 2008, lots to work with there.

-New Mexico. Open Senate seat with both interesting general election and primary match ups, as well as one of the Bush 2004/Obama 2008 states we've gone the longest amount of time without polling.

-Ohio. Always a vital swing state at the Presidential level, so interested to see what's going on there post-bin Laden and to do another check up on Sherrod Brown and the Senate race.

-South Carolina. Haven't polled the GOP race there since January and now that there's a Huckabee vacuum it seems like a good time for it...and it's always interesting to poll on the unique set of characters that are South Carolina's major statewide elected officials.

-Wisconsin. Open Senate seat, check back in on Scott Walker, somewhat important Presidential state. Not going to be hard to fill up a Wisconsin poll.

We'll take the top two vote getters and as always don't rig the poll.
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10 comments:

  1. Mad JoyMay 17, 2011 at 4:44 PM

    I can't decide between Ohio, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. This is a tough one! I wouldn't be too opposed to South Carolina, either!

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  2. UnknownMay 17, 2011 at 4:57 PM

    I'd like to see how Gary Johnson polls in New Mexico...

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  3. StatistikhengstMay 17, 2011 at 6:01 PM

    OHIO and WISCONSIN.

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  4. MarkMay 17, 2011 at 6:30 PM

    I voted for Montana. I'd like to see Wisconsin, too.

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  5. wtMay 17, 2011 at 6:31 PM

    Wow, tough choices. Wisconsin (like Hansel) is so hot right now. But a South Carolina GOP primary poll would shed so much light on the race, and who the chief non-Romney candidate is likely to be.

    I voted for South Carolina, on the assumption that others will vote for Wisconsin.

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  6. Jayant ReddyMay 17, 2011 at 8:46 PM

    Obviously Wisconsin is winning right now because Tommy Thompson in a surprise appears poised to run for the Senate seat. And I concur and voted for Wisconsin myself. Gotta have fresh numbers with him in it, tested vs. Baldwin, Kind, and Feingold. NOT Barrett, he already announced he won't run.

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  7. AnonymousMay 18, 2011 at 7:30 AM

    So, which candidates will you include this weekend for the GOP nomination ?

    Romney, Palin, Gingrich, Pawlenty, Paul, Bachmann and ... ?

    Santorum, Johnson, Roemer, Cain, Daniels, Huntsman or Jimmy McMillan ?

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  8. SeanMay 18, 2011 at 10:43 AM

    Just for fun if Minnesota ends up being one of the states you poll, test a Pawlenty vs Franken matchup for the Senate in 2014.

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  9. AnonymousMay 19, 2011 at 4:10 PM

    Montana. Top tier senate race and will give some insight into how Obama looks out west.

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  10. AnonymousMay 19, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    Montana. Top ties senate race and it will be good to see how Obama is doing in the rural west.

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