For only the second time in the last twelve months, Rick Santorum's approval numbers in the SurveyUSA poll are greater than his disapproval figures. With a series of recent polls showing a narrowing of the race, maybe now Casey will start to wake up and do some real campaigning.
The poll results, released today, hand Santorum a 48% approval rating, against 45% who disapprove of the junior Senator's performance. That is a five-point swing to the good in both numbers from last month's figures. Santorum's 48% approval is the highest SurveyUSA has polled for him in this election cycle. Regionally, SurveyUSA has him at 51% approval in every region (including Casey's home turf) except his own -- the Southeast, where his approval is 41% versus 48% disapproval.
Santorum has managed to get the Casey campaign all kinds of distracted with the Green candidacy and, in the meantime, pound away with advertising designed to appeal to his base and, to a degree, soften his image. Meanwhile Bob Casey is on a bus going to meet a couple dozen voters someplace where the woods meet the road. And when he gets there, he's got nothing to say.
If he keeps this up, he could be the proud proprietor of yet another historic blown election.
h/t to Santorum Blog for the heads up.
The poll results, released today, hand Santorum a 48% approval rating, against 45% who disapprove of the junior Senator's performance. That is a five-point swing to the good in both numbers from last month's figures. Santorum's 48% approval is the highest SurveyUSA has polled for him in this election cycle. Regionally, SurveyUSA has him at 51% approval in every region (including Casey's home turf) except his own -- the Southeast, where his approval is 41% versus 48% disapproval.
Santorum has managed to get the Casey campaign all kinds of distracted with the Green candidacy and, in the meantime, pound away with advertising designed to appeal to his base and, to a degree, soften his image. Meanwhile Bob Casey is on a bus going to meet a couple dozen voters someplace where the woods meet the road. And when he gets there, he's got nothing to say.
If he keeps this up, he could be the proud proprietor of yet another historic blown election.
h/t to Santorum Blog for the heads up.
3 comments:
They have yet to debate. Casey has never been an impressive speaker. That should give Santorum a few more points. Virginia may end up with three senators.
The Casey people seem a bit tense these days. I suspect that their internal polling is consistent with the narrowing we've seen in the public polls.
The new Keystone Poll on the Senate race is due out soon. It will be interesting to see what they have to say.
I saw Casey's stump speech on PCN the other day. God, it is awful. All attack and no selling.
Why is it bad to make people pay their bills? They used the product they should pay for it. If they buy less junk they could have more essentials. So utilities make money. So do automakers... maybe everyone should get a free car. And those oil companies had record profits... free gas for the disadvantaged! Giant Eagle is making money... let's throw in free food. I have a better plan... let the deadbeats move into your house and you can really help them out.
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