Rasmussen (7/9, likely voters) (6/9 in parentheses):
Chris Gregoire (D-inc): 49 (50)
Dino Rossi (R): 43 (43)
(MoE: ±4.5%)
This strikes me as the most heavily polled governor’s race in the nation, but I’m really starting to wonder why. The numbers are remarkably stable from poll to poll, not just with Rasmussen but with SurveyUSA and Elway as well. Each poll has a slightly different snapshot, probably based on how they weight their samples, but the snapshot is very similar each month. People have had their minds made up about this one since 2004.
Seriously she did and that was why she barely won. I remember trying to interview with her campaign in July 2004 (when there was still a small question if she would win the September primary) and they had virtually no staff. She is not taking it lightly this time, plus she has the advantage of incumbency.
Since they posted a LA Presidential poll earlier today.
http://www.rasmussenreports.co…
McCain – 54
Obama – 34
A bit worse than I expected from LA.
http://www.rasmussenreports.co…
On a happier note Rasmussen now has Obama up 8 points in MI
Obama – 47
McCain – 39
Part of what Dino Rossi has done is to define himself as a sore loser. Since a Republican Secretary of State, Sam Reed, oversaw the recount, Rossi had to make a case that he was robbed rather than simply stating it over again and again. From 3,000 miles away, he never has but instead has become Washington’s version of Richard Nixon circa 1962: a whining loser who simply feels he is entitled to office and does not bother to make the case to the people that he deserves it this time. The anti-Seattle billboards being mounted around the outskirts of the state by Rossi allies don’t help either.
People were intrigued by Nixon then, maybe they are intrigued by Rossi now. Will we have Dino Rossi to kick around anymore?
Merkley raises $1.4 million in Q2 (more than his combined previous fund raising).