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Thursday Open Thread [4.19.12]

Filed in Open Thread by Delaware Dem on April 19, 2012 • 28 Comments

A new CNN survey of Republicans finds that they want a Romney-Rice ticket. Yes, Condoleeza “No one could have predicted 9/11” Rice leads the veepstakes with 26%, ahead of Rick Santorum at 21%, Marco Rubio at 14%, Chris Christie at 14%, and Paul Ryan at 8%. I wonder if this poll offered the names or if these names were volunteered. But putting her on the ticket would be a disastrous move on Romney’s part.

DL Tracking Poll Results — Ben Mobley (R) (Round 2)

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on April 19, 2012 • 0 Comments

Last month, 42% of you had no idea who Ben Mobley was. (He is a Republican candidate for Insurance Commissioner). This month, that number drops to 30%, but that might not be good news for Ben, as his unfavorable rating increased from 34% to 43%. 26% have a favorable of the Republican, basically unchanged from last month’s 24%.

Thursday Daily Delawhere [4.19.12]

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on April 19, 2012 • 2 Comments

Wednesday Open Thread [4.18.12]

Filed in Open Thread by Delaware Dem on April 18, 2012 • 11 Comments

“Many progressive donors think President Obama has it in the bag. But he doesn’t even have it in the shopping cart yet, much less in the bag.” Paul Begala, in an interview with Greg Sargent, saying Democratic donors need to step up. To illustrate that point, Romney has gotten a post-primary bounce. All polls, even yesterday’s CNN poll shoiwng a 9 point Obama lead, show improvement for Romney.

DL Tracking Poll Results — Sher Valenzuela (R) (Round 2)

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on April 18, 2012 • 1 Comment

Last month, 44% of our poll takers did not know who Sher Valenzeula was. After her official campaign announcement with running mate Jeff Cragg, that number has dropped to 13%, and in so doing, raised her favorable rating from 11% last month to 25% this month. That’s the good news. The bad news is that her unfavorability rating has increased as well, from 48% to 61%.

Wednesday Daily Delawhere [4.18.12]

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on April 18, 2012 • 1 Comment

Tuesday Open Thread [4.17.12]

Filed in Open Thread by Delaware Dem on April 17, 2012 • 68 Comments

I thank Nemski for helping out with the open threads during the last several days. I was very busy in real life elsewhere. Do we have polls? That’s a silly question. An Associated Press analysis of the presidential battleground finds Mitt Romney likely has 188 electorate votes in states that are either solidly Republican or leaning Republican while President Obama has 242 electoral votes in safe Democratic or likely Democratic states. That leaves 104 electoral votes in states that are purely tossups: Colorado, Florida, Iowa, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia. I would give the President the edge in Colorado, Florida, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia. Indeed, the only swing state I see him losing is Iowa.

DL Tracking Poll Results — Jeff Cragg (R) (Round 2)

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on April 17, 2012 • 0 Comments

And we’re back. Republican Jeff Cragg got a little extra voting time in the spot light due to my hectic schedule. Let’s see if it improved his poll standing at all. Last month, the presumptive Republican gubernatorial challenger garnered a 48% disapproval rating, a 24% “who the hell are you?” rating, and a 28% approval rating. A full month of exposure to the Delaware electorate, and an official launch of the Cragg-Valenzuela campaign has increased Cragg’s disapproval rating to 51%, but also his approval rating, now at 33%. 15% are still in the dark as to who the hell he is.