Even in Texas, a rising tide lifts all boats. Repub lead in Texas Senate race now down to only 7%

[Stop Cornyn]

Kick this thread if you smell the making of a potential landslide.

[KingFlorez]

1. I feel big wins coming in November

It's going to be massive.

[Citizen_Penn]

2. Have you seen that asinine Cornyn commercial?

Where he looks out over the Palo Duro Canyon?

Is he claiming credit for millions of years of geological activity? "My name is John Cornyn and I approved this canyon?

Pissed me off.

He's a giant ass.

And Rick Noriega is an amazing man, who will be a historic Senator.

[codjh9]

3. Are you serious? I think I'm glad I HAVEN'T seen the commercial. :^) But I sure hope

he loses.

[vaberella]

6. I'm from NYC, I know nothing of Texas. Is Noriega looking strong right now? n/t

[Stop Cornyn]

7. It would take something to win. Barring some unlikely (but possible) event, he'll finish closer than

we've done in some time.

Noriega is close enough that a huge national landslide would sweep him in. Otherwise, I expect him to get about 45-46% to Cornyn's 48-49% with Barr possibly driving Cornyn further down (the Texas Repub convention was a disaster because Paul's huge base of support was mistreated, and those typically-Repub-leaning folks will not vote Repub this cycle).

An upset is probably about a 1-in-10 chance, but those odds go up with Obama's increasing popularity (in Texas, McCain has a single digit lead and Barr will steal votes from McCain that some two-way-head-to-head polls would miss).

[vaberella]

8. Understood...who knows he might get lucky.

Kerry just injected into the DSCC 1 million dollars, maybe some funds might go towards Noriega.

[Citizen_Penn]

9. it's a ground game in Texas now

If the activists work this election, it's possible.

And, it will be up to us - because the national campaign hasn't really been active here.

I agree we have a chance, and I'm hoping others are also working hard to get Noriega in the Senate.

What a difference one more vote would mean.

[Stop Cornyn]

10. Obama's done little in Texas but still more than Kerry, Gore, Bill, Dukakis, or Mondale did. Hillary

is coming to Texas! http://www.burntorangereport.com/

[uponit7771]

13. Texas has gained 3 million new citizens in the last 3 years most from coast states, I can see Texas

...goin blue if we can win over Fort Worth and with a serious ground game

[Stop Cornyn]

15. The ground game in FW will be fierce. The ground game plan for Houston is almost over the top.

[uponit7771]

11. Wifie and I noticed he doesn't claim a party affliation and we knew he was a reThug

[blogslut]

14. Yes, I've seen it

My beautiful Canyon. Polluted by that toad of a man.

[ernesttubb]

4. Poll source?

Which poll are those numbers from?

[Stop Cornyn]

5. Rasmussen polling data graphed at the Burnt Orange Report. Link:

http://www.burntorangereport.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=6949

[alcibiades_mystery]

12. Hussein AND Noriega! NOOOOOOOO!

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