Ensign Gears Up to Run Again
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 27th, 2010 4:41 am by HL
Ensign Gears Up to Run Again
Despite an ethics investigation and an extramarital affair he had with a staffer, Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) is determined to run for re-election, the Los Angeles Times reports.
“The Nevadan has started organizing fundraisers and making calls to donors for help in winning a third term in 2012. Ensign, once a rising star in the Republican leadership, collected a mere $50 during the first quarter of this year, but he’s confident that is about to change.”
Said Ensign: “We just took some time off. We’re getting it geared back up.”
Blumenthal Keeps Big Lead Over McMahon
A new Quinnipiac poll in Connecticut finds Richard Blumenthal (D) leads Linda McMahon (R) by 25 points in the U.S. Senare race, 56% to 31%.
Blumenthal held a 33 point lead in March.
Said pollster Douglas Schwartz: “It looks like Connecticut voters forgive Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, or feel that there is nothing to forgive in the Vietnam service flap. While he has taken a hit with voters, his poll numbers were so high to begin with that he still maintains a commanding lead over Linda McMahon.”
He added: “What is surprising is that McMahon gets no bounce from her Republican convention victory. Her negatives went up 13 points from 26 percent unfavorable to 39 percent unfavorable. The more voters get to know McMahon the less they like her.”