Obama’s Lead In Massachusetts Plummets from 23 to 9 Points
by Matt Margolis on August 5th, 2008 at 08:38pm
Could John McCain win in Massachusetts? Senate candidate Jeff Beatty thinks polls indicate that he can… In the past month and half, Obama’s lead in Massachusetts has dropped from 23 point to 9 points. If Obama’s support can dive that quickly in Massachusetts of all places, that has to be a concern for Democrats… Ed Cox, the head of McCain’s New York campaign team also thinks that McCain can win in New York. I’m not so confident about that yet… but if Obama’s lead can be so easily diminished in Massachusetts, then it could happen in New York too.
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August 5th, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Can McCain win in Mass?
Add Romney to the ticket and it’s a done deal, and get Giulani on the campaign trail and along comes NY.
The Democrats just have an uncanny ability to nominate unelectable Presidents.
August 5th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
Down 58% to 27% at Pollster.com, I don’t think Beatty exactly knows what the voters of MA want or are looking for. But if you must; borrow and spend as good Cons do and spend a wad of it in Mass.
August 6th, 2008 at 12:18 am
hmmmm…..
For the last few months I have heard radio pundets talk about how November is going to be a landslide. I never thought much of it because these were conservative radio hosts and their agenda was to cheer on the home team.
Now it appears that it is all coming together as they said. People are realizing that Obama has nothing to offer.
The big problem with the Democrat party is that they have to make their policy positions way left in order to win the nomination. Then….when they get into the general election, they have to flip-flop all over the place based on what the polls say.
I was never a big fan of Paul Wellstone from MN….but you at least knew where he stood and that he was not going to make a decision based on a poll. Most Democrats, from the Clintons to Obama fail to lead —- instead they hang on the latest polls and change their speeches to whatever those polls or audiences they are in front of.
McCain is not a great candidate. But, you at least have an idea on how he will govern (has always been a moderate and always will be). He’s got my vote this fall.
Frankly, I think it would be the best thing for America…and especially politics in America….that we see a McCain/Lieberman ticket. Finally, a ticket that strikes a balance.
MNLib
August 6th, 2008 at 2:29 am
If Obama can’t even hold a lead in Mass. Then I think it’s time to start celebrating. If McCain wins Mass it’ll be an eighties style elecrorial map. All Red.
http://www.thenewconservatives.blogspot.com/
August 6th, 2008 at 5:57 am
“Add Romney to the ticket and it’s a done deal”
Neo you clearly don’t reside in the Commonwealth.
Add Mitt to the McBush ticket and the GOP doesn’t register single digits in the general election. Romney is universally loathed in the Hub. Residents through out the state didn’t find it at all amusing when (while still govenor) he traveled the country and used Mass as a punchline for his lame-ass “liberal” jokes. I truthfully don’t know why Mitt still even resides in Belmont. Put this in the bank, Massachusetts will never, ever be any color but the deepest blue.
August 6th, 2008 at 8:47 am
“Romney is universally loathed in the Hub” - Marty13
Are you sure about that?
On recent political trips, Romney has joked to an audience that ”being a conservative Republican in Massachusetts is a bit like being a cattle rancher at a vegetarian convention.” Democratic activists in Massachusetts expressed outrage, but the poll suggests that Romney doesn’t seem to have sustained political damage from the comments. Fifty eight percent of the respondents said his comments were harmless, while 38 percent said they have hurt the state’s reputation.
Smith said that Reilly’s 48 percent to 41 percent lead against Romney reflects the large electoral advantage that Democrats have in Massachusetts. Republicans make up only 13 percent of voters, and unenrolled voters make up close to 50 percent of the state’s registered voters. The survey is designed to reflect the state’s voter makeup.
Still, despite his poor showing against Reilly, Romney retains some popularity, with 52 percent rating him favorably and 37 percent unfavorably. The numbers pretty much reflect his job performance rating, with 50 percent indicating they approved of the way he is carrying out his duties as governor, and 37 percent disapproving.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/03/11/poll_shows_romney_bid_for_president_faces_hurdles/
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