A Democratic poll reveals Democratic House members in vulnerable seats may suffer with either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama at the top of the ticket, Chris Cillizza And Shailagh Murray report for the Washington Post:
A recent survey by Democratic pollster Celinda Lake, however, showed Clinton and Obama trailing former New York mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani (R) in the 31 Democratic-held House districts regarded as most imperiled in 2008, and even potentially serving as a drag on those lawmakers' reelection chances.
A poll found that if Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton tops the ticket in 2008, some vulnerable Democratic House incumbents will have reason to worry.The poll was conducted in August but has not been previously reported. It paints a "sobering picture" for Democrats, according to a memo by Lake and Daniel Gotoff that accompanies the poll report.
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The news gets worse for Obama and Clinton as one delves deeper into the survey.
While the average lead of Democratic House members stands at 19 percentage points in the 31 vulnerable districts -- all but two of which are part of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's incumbent-protection program known as Frontline -- that number sinks considerably when the lawmakers are linked to either front-runner.
Read the whole story at the link above. It's been no secret among Republicans that their best hope of retaking the House majority in 2008 is in tying the Democrats in Republican-leaning districts to their Presidential nominee (although GOP-ers generally consider that to be Hillary; Obama is rarely mentioned, if at all).
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I don't think we have much ... (Below threshold)1. Posted by kim | September 25, 2007 5:14 AM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
I don't think we have much idea what the major themes of the campaign will be. For instance, at this time four years ago who knew Vietnam would be a big issue?
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1. Posted by kim | September 25, 2007 5:14 AM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on September 25, 2007 05:14