GOP poll finds Nelson (D-Ne) vulnerable, viable

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Robynn Tysver

A statewide poll commissioned by the Nebraska Republican Party offers good and bad news for U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb.

The bad news for Nelson: The senator could find himself the underdog if he decides to run in 2012, according to the poll.

The good: His approval ratings appear to be trending up.

The survey shows Nelson trailing Republican Attorney General Jon Bruning by 15 percentage points in a head-to-head hypothetical match up.

Read more: http://www.omaha.com/article/20101109/NEWS01/101109701/1046178#gop-poll-finds-nelson-vulnerable-viable

[OHdem10]

1. He can work a deal with GOP and vote with them on all the issues

they need and they will conveniently "forget" to target
him. The scratch each others backs all the time.
He is so Pro-Business, the CoC can be convince
not to target him. This should not be hard. He
votes with the Republicans. They (GO) have already
said they plan to co-opt some Conservadems by this
very tactic. They want the Democrats now so this
gives Republicans in Senate a working majority.

[AlbertCat]

2. More useless "news of the future!"

"The senator could find himself the underdog if he decides to run in 2012,"

So could ANY Senator.

Also any Senator could find they are DEAD in 2012 because no one can predict what will happen in 2 years. Nelson may decide he's a woman after all and have a sex change operation before 2012 for all the GOP knows.


Stupid, useless crystal ball "news" meant to make Dems get all scared and worried. (we already are, not because we're all about wining or losing like the GOP is, but because we know the GOP can't DO anything for anybody and are nuts)

[HCE SuiGeneris]

3. He's a POS.

Let him disappear and let's put in a real Democrat.

[Ian David]

4. I won't miss either of the Nelsons. n/t

[defendandprotect]

5. Is this a GOP switch in the making ...?

Certainly not someone the liberal/progressive Dem base will fight for!

[w4rma]

6. Good riddance to that bad DLCer. (nt)

[Hawkowl]

7. He's praying for a Teabagger

The only way he's getting re-elected is if a teabagger gets the rethuglican nomination.

[TexasObserver]

8. Translation: The GOP commissioned a poll to help them recruit Nelson.

The GOP is trying to pick off Nelson in hopes of grabbing the senate.

[groundloop]

9. I thought they already owned Nelson

While they're at it they may as well recruit Lie-berman and Baucus. The three of them certainly served their GOP masters well on healthcare.

[No Elephants]

14. +1

[harun]

10. Primary that POS.

[Bandit]

11. My thoughts exactly..

:shrug: either way I won't miss his ass one bit.

[karynnj]

12. I would rather that it were the other way around, winning the head to heads, but with a lower

approval rating.

I have seen polls taken far before a Senate election where, for some reason or other, the incumbent has polled rather poorly, but at the same time, when pitted head to head against the strongest possible opponents in both parties, the Senator was far ahead.

I also think that approval statistics likely vary by area of the country - with people on both coasts more willing to say they don't approve. Just reflecting cultural differences and how they interpreted the question. Consider that few Senators will always be at what you think is the "right" position on each and everything, where do you draw the line between answering approve vs not approve?

As Nelson has 50% approval and is still losing, it says that some who are willing to say they approve of what he is doing - want soem specific person instead.

[24601]

13. Overall, the Senate will be more difficult to defend in 2012 with 23

seats up for the Dems verses only 10 up the the Repugs. If each party wins 1/2 of the other party's seats, the new mix in Jan 2013 would be (R) 53 to (D + I) 47.

Scenarios like this are why today's majority isn't about to kill the filibuster.