Imperial
08-29-2010, 12:20 PM
From Steve Singiser at DailyKos:
The prolific Republican pollsters at We Ask America are back at it again, this time in the Midwest. They polled three districts in Michigan, and see a pair of pickups for the GOP. One caveat that even they (to their credit) point out: these polls were conducted earlier in the month, one day after the Michigan primaries. Since all three Republicans had competitive primaries, while all three Democrats did not, that could easily bias the numbers a bit. At any rate, the pollster has Republicans taking the 1st district long held by Democrat Bart Stupak. They have Republican Don Benishek at 45%, with Democrat Gary McDowell at 29%. In the GOP-leaning 3rd district opened up by the retirement of veteran GOP Congressman Vern Ehlers, young GOP state legislator Justin Amash has a 51-30 lead over Democrat Pat Miles. Lastly, in the 7th district, the pollsters have incumbent Democrat Mark Schauer trailing the man he beat to win the seat (former GOP congressman Tim Walberg) by eight points (45-37).
The prolific Republican pollsters at We Ask America are back at it again, this time in the Midwest. They polled three districts in Michigan, and see a pair of pickups for the GOP. One caveat that even they (to their credit) point out: these polls were conducted earlier in the month, one day after the Michigan primaries. Since all three Republicans had competitive primaries, while all three Democrats did not, that could easily bias the numbers a bit. At any rate, the pollster has Republicans taking the 1st district long held by Democrat Bart Stupak. They have Republican Don Benishek at 45%, with Democrat Gary McDowell at 29%. In the GOP-leaning 3rd district opened up by the retirement of veteran GOP Congressman Vern Ehlers, young GOP state legislator Justin Amash has a 51-30 lead over Democrat Pat Miles. Lastly, in the 7th district, the pollsters have incumbent Democrat Mark Schauer trailing the man he beat to win the seat (former GOP congressman Tim Walberg) by eight points (45-37).