RAS poll of CA--Boxer up by 5; Ras poll of WI Feingold down by 1

[WI_DEM]

Rasmussen
8/24/10; 750 likely voters, 4% margin of error
Mode: Automated phone
(Rasmussen release)

California

2010 Senate
49% Boxer (D), 44% Fiorina (R) (chart)

Favorable / Unfavorable
Barbara Boxer: 46 / 52 (chart)
Carly Fiorina: 46 / 42

Job Approval / Disapproval
Pres. Obama: 55 / 43 (chart)
Gov. Schwarzenegger: 26 / 69 (chart)

Rasmussen
8/24/10; 750 likely voters, 4% margin of error
Mode: Automated phone
(Rasmussen release)

Wisconsin

2010 Senate
47% Johnson (R), 46% Feingold (D) (chart)
47% Feingold (D), 40% Westlake (R) (chart)

Favorable / Unfavorable
Russ Feingold: 53 / 44 (chart)
Jake Westlake: 38 / 33
Ron Johnson: 53 / 36

Job Approval / Disapproval
Pres. Obama: 48 / 51 (chart)
Gov. Doyle: 43 / 56 (chart)

[FBaggins]

1. That's no change in in either state from the previous Ras polls.

And the CA poll is a surprising positive compared to the prior (SurveyUSA poll)

Ras appears to be the only one doing regular polling in WI. Not a big enough gap to be scared (given ras' leanings), but clearly a potential concern.

On edit - Reuters/Ipsos just released a CO poll showing Bennett losing 49-40. No non-Rasmussen poll has shown the gap so large (it was closer to tied a couple weeks back). I think I'm going to hang on to "it's a small sample size".

[a kennedy]

2. that johnson must have a ton O' money as he's on TV

all day and all night long pounding Russ on everything...... D*MN.

[WI_DEM]

3. He is--his ads are on all the time in my Madison market

of course he won't do well in Madison but it's the rest of Dane Co that Johnson is working on.

[FBaggins]

4. At least that fits Feingold's current meme

He's pointing out that he doesn't intend to be taken down by the partial defeat of McCain/Feingold. That his opponent will be well funded by corporate opponents of his law.

It's a line that worked well for him when the bill was new. He wouldn't accept any of the tainted funds and his opponent did - and he made them eat it.

[CLANG]

8. And does he ever look like a moron!

[WI_DEM]

5. SUSA has been nuts this election season.

[FBaggins]

6. I know... they've really been freaking me out.

A few years ago I thought they were a republican organization and paid less attention to them, but their results in recent years have been excellent.

I don't know what to think about some of their recent results.

[FBaggins]

12. ...and it gets even nuttier.

They released a House race poll this morning on the WA-3rd. An open D seat that is on the tossup list.

The republican leads by 13.

That's the first poll I've seen in that race, but it's not encouraging.

[Uzybone]

7. Both will win

maybe this hard challenge will shake some sense into Feingold so he stops his stupid mavericky votes.

[Drunken Irishman]

9. You know what I find interesting?

Pres. Obama's approval rating at a state level isn't horrific. He's down 51/48 in a state that traditionally has been extremely competitive on the national scene. He has a solid approval rating in California. I've seen his approval rating up in places like New Jersey.

You've got to wonder how much the south is bringing down his approval ratings nationally.

And yeah, yeah, I get it - the south's part of America too. Sure, but only the New South states voted for Obama in 2008. So what's he exactly losing by having poor approval ratings in Alabama?

[JCMach1]

10. Feingold always seems to be in a close race and has always pulled it out

[saltpoint]

11. Boxer will win.

I think Barbara Boxer has barely broken a sweat so far. Just after Labor Day I expect her to really start slathering the fastball with some major mustard. Fiorina won't even be able to SEE the pitch, let alone hit it.

Barbara Boxer has some seriously loyal fans in California. I had the distinct pleasure of volunteering with a good number of them. My guess is there are even more now, and they're going to stand with one of our very best U.S. Senators and re-elect her.

I think Russ is going to outwit the fool the Pukes have nominated to challenge him.