Nov
18
2010
Sen. Lisa Murkowksi, claiming an improbable write-in victory in Alaska’s Senate race, signaled her independence Thursday and said voters in the state rejected the politics of anger in choosing her over a tea party candidate endorsed by Sarah Palin. “The numbers are what they are and they clearly indicate Alaskans have not only spoken, they [...]
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Nov
2
2010
With Scott McAdams polling strongly in the run-up to Election Day, the Democrat is hoping that last-minute robocalls from Bill Clinton will help push him over the top in Alaska’s Senate race. McAdams spokeswoman Heather Handyside told Politico the campaign reached out to the former president last week about the possibility of recording a supportive [...]
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Oct
29
2010
Democrat Alex Sink has a slight lead over Republican Rick Scott in Florida’s close contest for governor, while independent Charlie Crist has cut into Republican Marco Rubio’s lead in the state’s Senate race but not enough challenge Rubio’s status as the favorite, according to a Quinnipiac University poll conducted Oct. 18-24. Sink, the state’s chief [...]
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Oct
29
2010
Democrat Alex Sink has a slight lead over Republican Rick Scott in Florida’s close contest for governor, while independent Charlie Crist has cut into Republican Marco Rubio’s lead in the state’s Senate race but not enough challenge Rubio’s status as the favorite, according to a Quinnipiac University poll conducted Oct. 18-24. Sink, the state’s chief [...]
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Oct
29
2010
Democrat Alex Sink has a slight lead over Republican Rick Scott in Florida’s close contest for governor, while independent Charlie Crist has cut into Republican Marco Rubio’s lead in the state’s Senate race but not enough challenge Rubio’s status as the favorite, according to a Quinnipiac University poll conducted Oct. 18-24. Sink, the state’s chief [...]
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Oct
26
2010
Our roundup of polls from over the weekend and Monday on the races for governor and Senate updates or adds Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia. The biggest news so far today in these polls is the Colorado governor’s race. If you thought the Senate race was tight [...]
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