There was never much hope for the GOP in Washington State, and this poll ought to slam the door on any serious challenge to Senator Patty Murray in 2010. Murray, if you'll recall, made a rather boneheaded statement in 2004, saying that Osama bin Laden's support in the Arab world came in part because he was out there building "roads and preschools."
But she still survived a stiff challenge from Rep. George Nethercutt in '04. Nethercutt was a strong candidate, running in a good GOP year, and still got whupped by double digits. The poll in question indicates that Murray's position has only gotten stronger since then.
She leads the two strongest Republicans, Rep. Dave Reichert and state Attorney General Rob McKenna, by 13% and 16% respectively. I'd be interested to see how two-time gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi would fare against her. Not much better than Reichert or McKenna, I would guess, but perhaps he'd run a bit closer.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment