Cross-posted from my blog:
Rasmussen has a new poll out for Tennessee showing Harold Ford trailing all three Republicans. The breakdowns show the following:
Ed Bryant (R) - 44%
Harold Ford (D) - 36%
Van Hilleary (R) - 47%
Harold Ford (D) - 38%
Bob Corker (R) - 43%
Harold Ford (D) - 39%
More after the break!
Harold is trailing VAN FREAKING HILLEARY BY NINE POINTS????
Look, I know Rasmussen has the reputation of a GOP pollster, but these have been consistent. Here's another comment from the article:
Those numbers are little changed from our previous Tennessee election poll. Since the beginning of the year, the gaps between Ford and the Republicans have widened.
All four candidates are viewed favorably by between 43% and 45% of voters. Ford has the highest unfavorables. Between a fifth and a quarter of the state's voters are still Not Sure what to think of each Republican.
Ford has the HIGHEST unfavorables. Who knew? Heaven forbid that Tennessee voters should hold his family against him. Never mind that he has all but prostrated himself before George W. Bush, they still think he's one of those Memphis liberals who want to take our guns, plow our farms up and give our white virginal daughters to swarthy Arabs.
Not to mention, well, he's one of THEM, you know, and their grandpappies would not look down from heaven favorably if they voted for one of THEM.
Yet, had Chuck Schumer and the Beltway Mafia not forced Ford down our throats, we could have had someone who A) represents a Republican-leaning district, B) has consistently received endorsements from the NRA but C) never forgets what it means to be a Democrat.
Thanks to the DSCC, we have no chance to elect a Democrat to the US Senate this year. Great work, folks.