Someone help me please, on the CNN crawl there was a blurb about Ralp Reed

[AlCzervik]

"weighing down Sonny Perdues bid for re-election" i looked it on google and cnn and found nØthing, did anyone else happen to see that?

[onhoth2o]

1. Atlanta Journal Constitution has the story

Sonny Perdue was a shoo-in for re-election just a few short months ago. Now his race is getting tight, thanks to the drag from Ralph Reed (and George Bush).

[Babel_17]

2. Does this help?

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/007966.php

(March 22, 2006 -- 09:41 AM EST // link)

Fall of Ralph Watch.

According to a new poll out today in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Ralph Reed is dragging down the (Gov) Perdue (Lt.Gov) Reed ticket by 8 points among likely voters.

Actually, as long as we're on the topic. I'm trying to think of the list of pols whose careers appear to be ending or near ending as a result of the Abramoff scandal.

So far I've got Ralph Reed, Conrad Burns, Katherine Harris and Bob Ney. Tom DeLay is another obvious contender. But that's muddled by the fact that his own independent crimes appear to have brought him down first. Who am I not thinking of?

Late Update: Okay, my bad. This is an occupational danger of tracking all the various threads of GOP criminality. It's the Duke Cunningham scandal, not the Abramoff scandal, that seems to be putting the nail in Katherine Harris' political coffin.
-- Josh Marshall



http://www.ajc.com/today/content/epaper/editions/today/metro_44023e8846d342d700c2.html



POLITICAL INSIDER: Legislature 2006: Poll: Reed a drag on GOP ticket
Tom Baxter, Jim Galloway - Staff
Wednesday, March 22, 2006

A tough race for Sonny could be even tougher with Reed at his side. Or so sayeth the pollster.

On Monday, pollster Matt Towery raised Republican blood pressure with the news that President Bush's approval ratings in Georgia had dropped significantly.

And that Gov. Sonny Perdue was no longer the shoo-in many thought he would be this November.

On Tuesday, the head of Internet political news service Insider Advantage cut loose another set of worrisome numbers for the state's Republicans: Ralph Reed, the GOP candidate for lieutenant governor, at this point represents an 8-point drag on a Perdue-Reed ticket.

[AlCzervik]

4. Yes thats it!!!! thank you! I love bad news on the gop side.

[chaumont58]

3. I seem to remember Daily Kos or Josh Marshall's site having

something about it. Ralphie is pulling down the ticket, big time.

[Mabus]

5. Didn't see it but check out surveyusa.com

Independents: http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollTrack.aspx?g=a2cf2301-2c19-40db-9f8d-cbc39302732a&x=3289,3

05/10/05 06/13/05 07/10/05 08/15/05 09/19/05 10/17/05 11/14/05 12/12/05 01/16/06 02/13/06 03/13/06
Approve 39% 42% 52% 47% 56% 52% 54% 57% 59% 63% 43%
Disapprove 47% 44% 35% 42% 38% 39% 43% 36% 37% 35% 46%
Not Sure 14% 14% 13% 10% 5% 8% 3% 7% 4% 2% 11%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Independents: Purdue is down 20%

Hispanics: http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollTrack.aspx?g=a2cf2301-2c19-40db-9f8d-cbc39302732a&x=3288,3
05/10/05 06/13/05 07/10/05 08/15/05 09/19/05 10/17/05 11/14/05 12/12/05 01/16/06 02/13/06 03/13/06
Approve 38% 46% 45% 48% 78% 41% 68% 69% 49% 69% 24%
Disapprove 51% 43% 54% 52% 17% 44% 28% 25% 42% 28% 42%
Not Sure 11% 11% 2% 0% 5% 15% 5% 7% 9% 3% 35%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Hispanics: Purdue down 45%


All:
05/10/05 06/13/05 07/10/05 08/15/05 09/19/05 10/17/05 11/14/05 12/12/05 01/16/06 02/13/06 03/13/06
Approve 47% 48% 52% 51% 61% 57% 55% 60% 59% 60% 52%
Disapprove 40% 43% 39% 42% 34% 37% 40% 33% 34% 34% 40%
Not Sure 13% 9% 8% 7% 5% 6% 5% 8% 6% 5% 9%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

All: Purdue down 8%


I don't know if this explains the headline :shrug: but Sonny's numbers look like they've dropped.

[AlCzervik]

6. from the article above it seems Bush's poll numbers have dropped in GA

46% approve and 48% think he sucks and it said that it and Ralph Reed are hurting Perdue---GOOD!!!

[Mabus]

7. This will make you happier

Posted on surveyusa.com and sponsored by WXIA-TV and WTLV-TV,

3/15/2006 SURVEY SAYS:
Approve 43%
Disapprove 51%
Net Approval 3/06 -8%

:party:

[AlCzervik]

8. why yes it did!! Thank you so much!

:toast: Ok Jack--start splilling the beans on Ralph--soon.

[Mabus]

9. Oops, forgot to mention, those were Bush's numbers

and the link: http://www.surveyusa.com/50State2006/50StateBushApproval060315State.htm

Husband's birthday today, keep getting distracted while trying to post.