U.S. Senate race (OK), Carson (D) adds to his lead (ahead 6.9%)

[arcos]

U.S. Senate race, Carson adds to his lead




Support for U.S. Senate candidate Brad Carson (D) continued to increase this week, while Republican Tom Coburn’s support remained steady. Carson’s lead is once again outside the margin of error.

SoonerPoll.com, a public opinion research firm in Oklahoma City, conducted the telephone poll of 553 statewide likely voters for Fox25 in Oklahoma City showing Carson with 44.1%, 37.2% for Coburn and 18.8% undecided. The survey had a margin of error of 4.1%.

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Coburn’s strongest support is among the youngest group of voters, ages 18-34, while Carson’s support comes from the more coveted end of the spectrum leading with seniors 65 and over. Baby-boomers, ages 50-64 have the highest numbers of undecided voters, although Carson leads with 9 points.

Coburn leads Carson among cross-party voters by 5%, although political observers have noted that Coburn must do better among Democrats to win in a state still dominated by Democratic registration.


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http://www.soonerpoll.com/soonerpoll.asp?page=&Article_ID=16&AR=AR&ap=NewsArticleDetail.asp&Poll_ID=3&p=ASP\~Pg0.asp

[MallRat]

1. This is stunning. A Senate seat pickup in OKLAHOMA?!?!

:wow:

[TwilightZone]

2. Agreed.

A win in Oklahoma would indeed be astonishing. Maybe we will win back the Senate after all. :)

[Jokinomx]

4. Welcome Twilight....

I hope your stay at the Underground is a positive one. :-)

:toast:

[TwilightZone]

6. Thanks.

I think it will be. :P

[Jokinomx]

3. Both were on Tim Russert this morning....

Of what I watched... Carson was very smooth... and kept his cool very well. I saw the end and I thought Cobern was a little frustrated with having to defend himself on the sterilization of a welfare mother he did a few years ago.

I think Carson helped himself anyway... so if he has jumped in the polls before this morning... he should get a little bump from this morning on top of it...

All good news for the Democrats and the Senate.... wouldn't it be great to control both houses....!!!! and the Presidency... we can only hope!!!

:kick:

[clydefrand]

5. I heard these 2 candidates on one of the morning shows today

It sounded like Carson was the repug for a while there since he seemed to be agreeing with Bush on issues. I got up to look to see who they were and found out Coburn was the repug.

[xg0blin]

7. I live in oklahoma

and I will vote for Carson because I like him better than Coburn. Carson does seem pretty damned conservative for a democrat though :/

[TexasBushwhacker]

8. Thank goodness - Coburn is wacky

Coburn believes in the death penalty for abortionists! He's a nut case.

[DeepModem Mom]

9. kick