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2006 Rhode Island Senate Race

This has to be one of the stupidest things I have ever seen come from the mouth of a pollster. It even beats Zogby's prediction of a massive Democratic victory in 2004.

According to a new Rhode Island Poll, Stephen Laffey defeats Lincoln Chafee 51% to 34%. However, it is the analysis that frankly makes me think this poll has to be some sort of really bad joke.

"The Lieberman phenomenon, where a partisan base closes ranks around the 'true partisan' candidate, seems to be at work in Rhode Island, as it was on the Democratic side in Connecticut. Laffey's efforts to link Chafee with the extremely unpopular President Bush also appear to be paying off..."

Laffey linking Chafee to President Bush hurts Chafee in a Republican primary?

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Even allowing for the incre... (Below threshold)

Even allowing for the increased margin of error, polls with a sample of only 363 respondents are hardly valid.

I could believe Laffey is ahead, particularly after the debate, but the margin defies reason.

If it is accurate, I would think it reflects resentment by Rhode Island Republicans against the national party coming in to influence their primary.


Ann Coulter's column... (Below threshold)
observer:


Ann Coulter's column is magnificent, as usual.

Somehow my comment e... (Below threshold)
observer:


Somehow my comment ended up in the wrong thread. Sorry.

The stupidity of the commen... (Below threshold)
LenS:

The stupidity of the comment doesn't represent the poll's quality. It represents the utter idiocy of the reporter trying to analyze the poll. Instead of actually thinking, the reporter simply tries to make it fit the current Democratic wisdom on the upcoming election.




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