Oct. 16, 2010
Republican Tailwind Should Help Raese in U.S. Senate Race
Campaign 2010 Analysis: The U.S. Senate Race
By Huntingtonnews.net Staff
A spate of national polls has shown varying results for the Raese/Manchin U.S. Senate race this past week. However, those results are all within a small range. The PPP poll came out first, showing Manchin three points up, the latest Rasmussen poll came out next, showing Raese up three points, and a CNN poll shows the race tied.
What a barnburner this shortened special election has been!
"I'm sure that the Raese folks knew that there was going to be a bit of tightening as we reached this last pause before the final two weeks," said Jack Ellis, HNN's Senior Political Correspondent. "That is a very common phenomenon. All told, Raese has done extraordinarily well in the first three quarters of this political football game. Now we have to see if he can seal the deal.
"So now we've got the race we've all wanted to watch: two political giants trying to outmaneuver each other for every last vote in the home stretch," said Ellis. "For political fans, it doesn't get any better than this."
The final two weeks include a candidates debate on Monday, October 18th, on West Virginia Public Broadcasting. Manchin refused other offers for debating Raese.
With all the polling done nationally that suggests a Republican tidal wave hitting the Democratic Congress, will Raese benefit from the conservative tail wind in the air this November?
"West Virginia has been turning into a red state over the last few elections," said Ellis. "Three straight Presidential elections have gone Republican here, and Barack Obama lost twice here in 2008--once in the primary to Hillary Clinton and again in the general to John McCain.
"This year, I'd say that most West Virginians are of the mind that it's a conservative, tax-cutting businessman they want representing them in Washington, D.C.
"There's only one person that fits that description on the ballot this year," said Ellis. "And he's from Morgantown. On the strength of his issues and the desire of West Virginia voters to send a signal to Barack Obama, I think Raese will take it by five points."
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Republican Tailwind Should Help Raese in U.S. Senate Race
Campaign 2010 Analysis: The U.S. Senate Race
By Huntingtonnews.net Staff
A spate of national polls has shown varying results for the Raese/Manchin U.S. Senate race this past week. However, those results are all within a small range. The PPP poll came out first, showing Manchin three points up, the latest Rasmussen poll came out next, showing Raese up three points, and a CNN poll shows the race tied.
What a barnburner this shortened special election has been!
"I'm sure that the Raese folks knew that there was going to be a bit of tightening as we reached this last pause before the final two weeks," said Jack Ellis, HNN's Senior Political Correspondent. "That is a very common phenomenon. All told, Raese has done extraordinarily well in the first three quarters of this political football game. Now we have to see if he can seal the deal.
"So now we've got the race we've all wanted to watch: two political giants trying to outmaneuver each other for every last vote in the home stretch," said Ellis. "For political fans, it doesn't get any better than this."
The final two weeks include a candidates debate on Monday, October 18th, on West Virginia Public Broadcasting. Manchin refused other offers for debating Raese.
With all the polling done nationally that suggests a Republican tidal wave hitting the Democratic Congress, will Raese benefit from the conservative tail wind in the air this November?
"West Virginia has been turning into a red state over the last few elections," said Ellis. "Three straight Presidential elections have gone Republican here, and Barack Obama lost twice here in 2008--once in the primary to Hillary Clinton and again in the general to John McCain.
"This year, I'd say that most West Virginians are of the mind that it's a conservative, tax-cutting businessman they want representing them in Washington, D.C.
"There's only one person that fits that description on the ballot this year," said Ellis. "And he's from Morgantown. On the strength of his issues and the desire of West Virginia voters to send a signal to Barack Obama, I think Raese will take it by five points."
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