WA-R2000/DailyKos: Sen. Murray (D) easily beats Reichert and McKenna

[Tender Branson]

Patty Murray (D): 53%
Dave Reichert (R): 40%

Patty Murray (D): 55%
Rob McKenna (R): 39%

Favorable Ratings:

Murray: 55% favorable, 40% unfavorable
Reichert: 38% favorable, 30% unfavorable
McKenna: 34% favorable, 29% unfavorable
(Obama): 66% favorable, 21% unfavorable

The Research 2000 Washington Poll was conducted from February 16 through February 18, 2009. A total of 600 likely voters who vote regularly in state elections were interviewed statewide by telephone.

http://www.dailykos.com/statepoll/2009/2/18/WA/209

[Lunar]

That's not actually a bad showing at all for Reichert considering it's 2 years out and a slight dem bias for R2k.

I mean, it's also a really good showin for Murray to have 53% two years out.

[Lunar]

checked, Crist doesn't even hit 50% in the last Dkos poll against Meek (although Meek has only 28%).

[Lief 🗽]

Thank God for Markos, wasting his money on these random polls.

[Lunar]

Thank God for Markos, wasting his money on these random polls.

What's he trying to do anyway?! Markos is a Democrat, right?  Is he attempted to prove vulnerability in Democrats that nobody serious is considering challenging?  For safe Democrats, shouldn't he wait until after their opponents line up? 

He's just giving potential challengers a free set of polling while giving the incumbents nothing.

I mean, I don't mind.  It's actually quite nice but he's not like an objective news organization.  Kos is a highly partisan, pragmatic [although ideological] Democrat.  This poll doesn't prove vulnerability, but it proves he's being a crappy cheerleader

[bgwah]

Murray will win, and neither of those two are dumb enough to challenge her. McKenna has his heart set on the Governor's Mansion.