SD: Rasmussen: Sen. Johnson far ahead of Dykstra

[Tender Branson]

New Poll: South Dakota Senator by Rasmussen on 2008-07-09

Summary: D: 60%, R: 38%, U: 2%

Poll Source URL: Full Poll Details

[Flying Dog]

Only two percent undecided??? Is this normal for Rasmussen Polls. It seems that they have been getting less 'undecideds' as of late...

[Alcon]

Dykstra's an affable candidate, so he'll probably creep up to about here and then stall, before slightly under-performing on Election Day.  Kinda how it was always obvious it would go.

[Lief 🗽]

38% are voting for the opponent of a guy who almost died? Disgusting.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

38% are voting for the opponent of a guy who almost died? Disgusting.

I don't know that this is necessarily a good qualifier for voting for someone, otherwise Frank Powers would win in a landslide.

[King]

QUESTION regarding Tim Johnson... from 1986-1994 he got 60% of the vote as the At-Large Representative, but barely squeaked by with 50% of the vote in 96 and 02 for Senate.  Since it's at large and the same group of voters, why did 10% of South Dakota like him as a Representative but not as a Senator?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

QUESTION regarding Tim Johnson... from 1986-1994 he got 60% of the vote as the At-Large Representative, but barely squeaked by with 50% of the vote in 96 and 02 for Senate.  Since it's at large and the same group of voters, why did 10% of South Dakota like him as a Representative but not as a Senator?

Because the time he landslided he had a joke opponent.

[AndrewTX]

QUESTION regarding Tim Johnson... from 1986-1994 he got 60% of the vote as the At-Large Representative, but barely squeaked by with 50% of the vote in 96 and 02 for Senate.  Since it's at large and the same group of voters, why did 10% of South Dakota like him as a Representative but not as a Senator?

Because in 96 he went up against a semi kinda not really popular incumbent, and in 02 he was running against a popular Congressman. Either way, I'm glad he made it each and every single time. I'm surprised still that any polling company would waste their time in this race. Does anyone out there honestly think that Johnson could lose?

[HardRCafé]

38% are voting for the opponent of a guy who almost died? Disgusting.

You mean if Jesse Helms had just almost died, you would vote for him?

[Democratic Hawk]