Perry Seen as Most Electable by Republicans
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on September 12th, 2011 4:39 am by HL
Perry Seen as Most Electable by Republicans
A new CNN/Opinion Research survey finds Rick Perry leading Mitt Romney in the GOP presidential race by double-digits, 32% to 21%, with Ron Paul at 13% and all other candidates in single digits.
Most interesting is that Perry’s biggest strength may be the electability factor, with 42% saying he has the best chance of beating President Obama next year. Some 26% say Romney has the best chance of defeating the president.
Said pollster Keating Holland: “That may go a very long way toward explaining his rise in the polls, since three-quarters of all Republicans say they would prefer a candidate who can beat President Obama over one who agrees with them on major issues.”
Why Tomorrow’s Special Elections Worry Democrats
With voters in New York’s 9th congressional district and Nevada’s 2nd congressional district preparing to vote in special elections on Tuesday, The Hotline looks at why the likely results in these two races scare Democrats.
“Just as Democratic victories in the Deep South in ’08 foreshadowed a historic year for the party, a loss in solidly-Democratic New York City will be ominous for Obama and downballot Democrats. With both Obama and Congress viewed unfavorably, the conventional wisdom was that there was a broad anti-incumbent sentiment that could threaten members from both parties. But if Democrats lose a seemingly-safe seat in New York and aren’t even close in a Republican-leaning one in Nevada, it’s looking like voters are still taking their anger out on Democrats. The results are also worrisome for Senate Democrats, who need to hold onto nearly all the battlegrounds.”
