Mc Adams only 6 points behind in one poll, 7 in another.

[Stuart G]

http://community.adn.com/?q=adn/blog/24417
OCTOBER 14, 2010 - 12:33 PM

From Sean Cockerham in Anchorage
Anchorage Daily News. –

New polls out today from the national polling firm Rasmussen Reports and the Club for Growth, a pro-Miller political action committee, suggest Alaska’s U.S. Senate race remains basically a tossup.

The Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of 500 likely voters in Alaska found Joe Miller with 35 percent support and Lisa Murkowski at 34 percent, with Scott McAdams coming in at 27 percent support.

Rasmussen noted the problems in polling Murkowski’s support accurately. “Polling for write-in campaigns is always challenging, so results should be interpreted with caution,” the pollster said.

The survey was Oct. 13 with margin of error of 4.5 percent.

The poll by the Club for Growth, a Washington D.C. anti-tax group that’s backing Miller, found it to be a three-way horserace, with Miller at 33 percent, Murkowski at 31 percent and McAdams at 27 percent.




He has steadily decreased gap..now has momentum, A few weeks ago, he had 19-20 percent of vote. Miller refuses to discuss his personal issues, like finances, Murkowski has write in issues, is no friend of the environment. Mc Adams is a moderate and a outstanding alternative. He can win, and if he does, it will be a major upset.

[vaberella]

1. I always said we could take Alaska and this is our chance.

I hope the independent and repub party basically cancel each other out leaving the Dem field wide open. He doesn't get much press but I like the guy.

[Stuart G]

2. A poster here from Alaska says we have a very good chance.

I don't recall the name, but a poster here says Scott has moved up steadily as he has gained some recognition. He appears to be very honest and decent, and does not have any of the sleeze factor the others have. That population is small enough that a surge might just take out the other two. And he has a surge. We will know in two and a half weeks. And that is enough time up there to turn it all around.

[vaberella]

3. Exactly and a bit of that recognition is due to Rachel Maddow.

I am just very happy she gave him some publicity. If we win this state--although we may lose Florida- it would turn a red state blue and I think the state would really like the guy. I think he's decent as well, he also seems down to Earth.

[catgirl]

4. Strange- the media isn't talking about this race very much

It is one of the more interesting races and no one can guess how it will end. McAdams is the underdog who
could take down both Murkowski and the teabagger candidate- a far more interesting story.

[Stuart G]

5. A reflection on your post..

Mc Adams's surge and underdog status seems less interesting to the Media than O'Donnell's craziness.
Perhaps her stupidity is of interst to the media, but it doesn't matter, really. The people of Alaska may put all this into persepctive.