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Patty Murray's Numbers Firm Up in Washington Senate Race, but Rossi Looms
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThree-term Democratic Sen. Patty Murray has firmed up her support against three announced Republican candidates seeking her job, but she still finds herself in a neck-and-neck contest if businessman and unsuccessful gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi gets into the race, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted May 4. Murray is right where she was with Rossi a month ago: leading him by 48 percent to 46 percent, with 2 percent favoring another candidate and 3 percent undecided. The margin of error is 4.5 points. But she has broken the 50 percent support mark against two declared ...
Democrats' Murray Posts Weak Numbers in Washington Senate Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThree-term Democratic Sen. Patty Murray is looking vulnerable in her bid for re-election, with former gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi leading her by 10 points and three lesser-known candidates all within margin-of-error range of her, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted April 19-22. Rossi, a businessman and former state senator who lost the closest governor's race in U.S. history in 2004, leads Murray 52 percent to 42 percent with 7 percent undecided. He has the support of 87 percent of fellow Republicans while Murray is backed by 73 percent of Democrats. Rossi leads among independents ...
Democrat's Murray Would Face Close Race if GOP's Dino Rossi Runs
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThe big question hanging over the Senate race in Washington state, where Democrat Patty Murray is seeking a fourth term, is whether Republican Dino Rossi, who lost the closest governor's race in U.S. history decides to jump in. A Rasmussen Reports poll conducted March 9 shows Murray ahead of three Republican candidates but trailing Rossi, who has said he is considering the race, by 3 points (the margin of error is 4.5 points). Murray is viewed favorably by more than half the state's voters but she falls short (though not by much) of the 50 percent mark against all of them. Rasmussen ...
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