Define recently? I've been seeing anti-Wexton ads since at least August. |
This election is awash in cash. They are spending money everywhere. |
The 2024 senate map is brutal for the Ds. If the Rs get the 53 in the Senate next week they can easily get to 60 in 2024. They won’t need reconciliation for once a year must pass bills. They will be able to pass whatever they want whenever they want. |
Three new and final Marist polls for AZ, PA & GA. Marist is an "A" rated pollster.
Likely voters: AZ Sen: 50-47 Kelly GA Sen: 48-48 PA Sen: 51-45 Fetterman Registered voters: AZ Sen: 49-45 Kelly GA Sen: 49-45 Warnock PA Sen: 50-44 Fetterman https://maristpoll.marist.edu/latest-polls/?fbclid=IwAR0ug8KOFchGZw4x5bsnAv6Sdp0C40JWV5QeGOme02kLiBRFnSH5SXdiMVc |
It's going to be very tough for Oz to overcome Mastriano. With a normal candidate for Governor, Oz would win this by three points easily. |
Yup. I think Republicans end with 51 which means Romney controls the Senate, but 2024 Rs could easily pick up 5 seats at least. Of course depends if they are serious about governing their part the next two years. |
They only need reconciliation now because those are the current rules. The next majority leader can change those rules |
You have conflated two separate races. Oz is running against Fetterman for US Senate (from PA). Mastriano is running for PA governor against Shapiro. And despite Fetterman's bad showing at the debate, he still has a significant lead against Oz in the Senate race. It cut his lead from double digits down to about 5 points like the above polls show. The GOP has been using biased polling that oversamples Republicans to try and show the race is neck-and-neck. If you look at any of the media or independent polls they all show Fetterman with a lead outside the margin of error. Pennsylvania is one of the states that has had a significantly higher number of women voters register since the Dobbs decision. New voter registration is about 2:1 women to men and the majority of those women are not registering to vote for Dr. "Women's medical decisions should be between the patient, her doctor and her local politician." Also, the young vote (18-25) is trending higher than the last several elections. Again, those young people are significantly more likely to vote Democratic than Republican. Republicans are worried, which is why they've been trying to flood the market with the biased polls that show the race neck-and-neck. I would be surprised if Oz comes within 5 points of Fetterman in the final tally. That would be a very good showing for him. |
I haven't conflated anything. |
Mastriano is a drag on the entire GOP ticket. |
+1 Mastriano is a wing nut and bringing down the other races in PA with his nuttiness. Oz is an unqualified lightweight getting by on celebrity, but he’s not an extremist. With a halfway decent R candidate for Governor, I believe both races (Gov and Senate) would be VERY close and tilted in the R favor. It only takes a few voters around the edges just staying home/low enthusiasm to shift a close race. |
Fascinating that you wrote this lengthy response without bothering to read the post you were responding to. |
All Republicans are extremists now. The normals are gone. |
You said it was going to be very tough for Oz to overcome Mastriano. They aren't running for the same office. One is running for US Senate. The other is running for PA Governor. If you didn't conflate them, then you are just don't know what you are talking about. |
Sadly, you are correct. Predictably, some Republican will pop their head in here to spew forth some #NotAllRepublicans drivel, but that's hopelessly wrongheaded. Look no further than the ostracization of Republicans who dared to say Donald Trump did something wrong. The entire party is rotten. |