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You make some good points, and some others I would disagree with. I may move Arizona ahead of Nevada next week.
You make good points regarding cash-on-hand, and that is the main reason I'll probably switch the two. Plus, no polls have really come out to confirm the Rasmussen poll that had Carter within 7. Most seem to have it at about a 20 point gap.
I had not seen the Arizona poll with Pederson within 6. Do you have a cite? It sounds like a partisan poll to me. I'm not including those in my posts although I give them some consideration in rankings (not a lot though). Although, your point about Nevada not having any polls that close can be refuted by my chart - Rasmussen gave Ensign a 7 point lead only in his last polling of the race (essentially the same as 6 and not a partisan polling outfit).
I definitely have to disagree with your analysis of Virginia though. Yes, Webb's cash numbers are not strong. However, those numbers were as of the last filing (June 30) and are likely substantially different, especially because macaca-gate has since erupted. But even if Webb's cash numbers are still low, you simply can't ignore every poll since macaca-gate showing the race within 5 or closer. That puts Virginia far ahead of Arizona in competitiveness. Plus the DSCC has indicated they will put cash into the race.
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by DemUnity on Tue Sep 12, 2006 at 11:28:33 AM PDT
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The Pederson down 6 poll was posted on Hotline last Friday. It was an internal conducted by Harstad Research -the Dem firm that polled for Salazar in CO last cycle.
I'm surprised that a Rasmussen put Carter down just 7 - they are usually a bit skewed to the right. I hope that it's true!!!
Webb seems like a good candidate - I hope that he raises some $$ because that race is going to be hard without some serious TV. Voters will have to be reminded about the macaca speech in 6 weeks.
by blogazblue on Wed Sep 13, 2006 at 10:13:22 PM PDT
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