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Title: MI-03: Dem internal shows Amash up 11 Post by: krazen1211 on March 01, 2012, 12:14:09 PM http://www.politico.com/blogs/david-catanese/2012/03/poll-shows-pathway-to-beating-amash-116027.html
The first test of an Amash-Pestka match up comes out 50 percent to 39 percent in favor of the incumbent. After voters are read a positive profile on each candidate, the gap closes to just 2 points for Amash, 48 percent to 46 percent. In the final test, using a "balanced battery of negatives on both candidates," it's 47 percent to 43 percent with Pestka in the lead. Lol? Title: Re: MI-03: Dem internal shows Amash up 11 Post by: RogueBeaver on March 01, 2012, 12:36:37 PM LOL indeed. Safe R. A talented guy, but his Ronulan views make it impossible to ever seek a promotion.
Title: Re: MI-03: Dem internal shows Amash up 11 Post by: Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian. on March 01, 2012, 02:00:28 PM Amash can have a safe seat in western Michigan for as long as he wants to make a career out of it with current patterns.
Title: Re: MI-03: Dem internal shows Amash up 11 Post by: Svensson on March 01, 2012, 03:14:46 PM Excellent. I find he doesn't actually blow as much as the rest of Congress, so I'm good with the idea of keeping him. He certainly adds a viewpoint to the Michigan delegation that you almost never see coming from the state.
Title: Re: MI-03: Dem internal shows Amash up 11 Post by: dmmidmi on March 02, 2012, 07:23:02 PM I live in MI-03. Amash is probably leading by three times that much.
His voting record is pretty much what I expected it to be, and is fairly representative of the district. The number of times that he has broken ranks will likely benefit him when he wants to run for Governor or a Senate seat. Title: Re: MI-03: Dem internal shows Amash up 11 Post by: CatoMinor on March 02, 2012, 08:04:45 PM Good to see my favorite house member is looking to be in good shape to keep his seat :)
Title: Re: MI-03: Dem internal shows Amash up 11 Post by: EmersonAdams on May 15, 2012, 10:47:30 AM I'm actually surprised the polling is so close. An 11 point deficit is not surmountable, especially against a guy like Amash, who has been the lone "no" vote 8 times this session. It'll be interesting to see if this race can become more competitive as campaign season heats up.
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