05.16.08

Latest Senate Polls: 60 is within reach

Posted in Colorado, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Senate, Texas, Virginia, alaska, poll result tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , at 3:22 pm by xstryker

Latest Senate Polls for 2008:

State Incumbent Poll Dem Candidate % Rep Candidate %
AL Sessions Rasmussen 4/2 Figures 36 Sessions 57
AK Stevens Research 2000 5/12-5/14 Begich 48 Stevens 43
CO Allard Rasmussen 4/16 Mark Udall 45 Schaffer 42
GA Chambliss Strategic Vision (R) 5/9-5/11 Vernon Jones 29 Saxby Chambliss (i) 58
GA Chambliss Strategic Vision (R) 5/9-5/11 Dale Cardwell 27 Saxby Chambliss (i) 57
GA Chambliss Strategic Vision (R) 5/9-5/11 Rand Knight 25 Saxby Chambliss (i) 58
GA Chambliss Strategic Vision (R) 5/9-5/11 Josh Lanier 24 Saxby Chambliss (i) 57
GA Chambliss Rasmussen 3/20 Jim Martin 33 Chambliss 51
IA Tom Harkin Research 2000 4/21-4/23 Tom Harkin 57 George Eichorn 28
IA Tom Harkin Research 2000 4/21-4/23 Tom Harkin 58 Steve Rathje 23
IA Tom Harkin Research 2000 4/21-4/23 Tom Harkin 59 Christopher Reed 20
LA Landrieu Southern Media & Opinion Research 3/26-4/9 Landrieu 50 Kennedy 38
ME Collins Rasmussen 5/14 Allen 42 Collins 52
MA Kerry Rasmussen 4/22 Kerry 53 Jim Ogonowski 31
MA Kerry Rasmussen 4/22 Kerry 55 Jeff Beatty 30
MI Levin Rasmussen 5/7 Levin 54 Hoogendyk 37
MN Coleman SUSA 4/30-5/1 Franken 42 Coleman 52
MS Wicker (replaces Lott) Research 2000 12/10-12/12 Musgrove 39 Wicker 47
MS Wicker (replaces Lott) Greenberg Quinlan Rosner 12/2-12/5 Musgrove 48 Wicker 34
NH Sununu Granite State Poll 4/25-4/30 Shaheen 52 Sununu 40
NJ Lautenberg Rasmussen 3/27 Lautenberg 54 Joe Pennacchio 36
NJ Lautenberg Rasmussen 3/27 Lautenberg 54 Murray Sabrin 35
NM Domenici SUSA 5/12-5/14 Tom Udall 61 Heather Wilson 35
NM Domenici SUSA 5/12-5/14 Tom Udall 60 Steve Pearce 36
NC Dole PPP 5/8-5/9 Kay Hagan 43 Dole 48
OR Smith Rasmussen 5/7 Jeff Merkley 42 Smith 45
OR Smith Rasmussen 5/7 Steve Novick 41 Smith 47
SD Johnson Rasmussen 3/4 Johnson 63 Joel Dykstra 28
TN Alexander Rasmussen 4/3 Bob Tuke 30 Alexander 59
TN Alexander Rasmussen 4/3 Mike Padgett 31 Alexander 58
TX Cornyn Research 2000 5/5-5/7 Noriega 44 Cornyn 48
VA John Warner Rasmussen 5/8 Mark Warner 55 Gilmore 37

Things are looking very good for the Democratic Party. We’re holding all our seats by double digit margins. We’re up by double digits in VA, NH, and NM. AK, CO, and MS are tossups. We’re down 4-5% in TX, NC, and OR. And we’re only down 10% in ME and MN. That’s 11 seats that are already highly competitive. And we’re talking about Obama country for most of these states – nearly all will benefit strongly from having Barack Obama at the top of the ticket. Obama won 7 of these 11 by double digits, I expect he’ll do the same in Oregon, and the other 3 were virtually tied. If Franken can get his groove back, and Allen continues making progress, and the other contenders improve slightly (thanks to the DSCC’s huge money advantage), we could seriously be looking at giving Obama a veto-proof majority for party-line issues. Just what the doctor ordered for Health Care and Iraq!

You can see somewhat older polls for states like Oklahoma, Montana,  and Idaho on the Senate Polls 2008 page from the sidebar.

3 Comments »

  1. xstryker said,

    May 16, 2008 at 3:42 pm

    Unbelieveable! No sooner do I post this than a new poll comes out showing us down only 12 points in Kansas! Another state Obama won by double digits – now, imagine Obama takes Sebelius as his running mate… 62 seats???

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  3. Debra Poss said,

    May 18, 2008 at 11:00 pm

    Once Josh Lanier launches the new Personal Control Center on the website,
    http://www.joshlanier.com, I look for him to rise in the polls, significantly.

    The new Personal Control Center should be up sometime this week, and is certain to be an active online community. Keep checking http://www.joshlanier.com!


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