Heads Explode

2:20 pm EST November 6th, 2006 | Uncategorized | 5 Comments

Fox News poll says… Democrats up by 13.

Fox.
News.

UPDATE: Hotline looked up the generic number back in ’94. The edge all went for the GOP, while one called the election 50-50. Of course, the GOP went on to win 54 seats.

I don’t want the polls to tighten, but if they have to be close I want them to err in favor of the Dems like they are and have been consistently with an average of 11.5% in favor.

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5 Responses to “Heads Explode”

  1. Nimrod Gently says:
    November 6, 2006 at 2:23 pm

    I didn’t know an entire network could grit its teeth.

  2. PD100 says:
    November 6, 2006 at 2:45 pm

    I didn’t know an entire network could grit its teeth.

    Sure. All ten of them.

  3. Dugger says:
    November 6, 2006 at 3:42 pm

    Hell, That was a good one PD.

  4. StarkyLuv says:
    November 6, 2006 at 7:02 pm

    The final CNN poll have Dems up 20%

    Don’t read the polls…VOTE!!!

  5. Daniel DiRito says:
    November 6, 2006 at 8:16 pm

    My own speculation is that the race isn’t as close as the four oldest polls indicate but the Democratic advantage isn’t as large as the three most recent polls would suggest. I’ve always suspected some narrowing of the Democratic lead as unsatisfied Republicans come to the conclusion that they will hold their nose and support the GOP candidate…primarily based upon fears that Democratic control of the Senate might jeopardize future Supreme Court appointments…which better explains the close Senate races in contrast to the growing evidence of Democratic strength in House races.

    I can’t recall a time when concerns about the make up of the Supreme Court were more prevalent and I cannot find a better explanation for the disparate polling information that seems to show Democrats doing very well in contested House races while the Senate races seem to be tightening…and some of these Senate races actually appear to be trending Republican. Supporting the possibility that the Supreme Court consideration can explain voter differences between the House and Senate races would be the argument that there is clear voter opposition to the war in Iraq and a desire to impose some accountability on the Bush administration…and that would be in the form of a Democratic House.

    Historically, in elections where the House switches control from one party to the other, the Senate also follows suit. Current polling in the individual Senate races seems to indicate that this election could defy that historical trend. I would argue that this may well happen based upon voter concerns about Supreme Court appointments which may lead enough swing voters to vote against their GOP House candidate while still supporting their GOP Senate candidate.

    After all, it is the Senate that must approve Supreme Court appointments and voters may still favor conservative appointments…especially if one considers the opposition to same-sex marriage and a general belief that the Democratic Party is against any limitations on abortion rights. In other words, if voters want their unhappiness with the war in Iraq to be heard while still endorsing the social issues they seem to favor, the best solution would be to elect a Democratic House and maintain a Republican Senate.

    Read more poll analysis here:

    http://www.thoughttheater.com