By now you have probably heard that MoveOn.org conducted a poll that shows that the Democrats are going to take back the House because of the latest shutdown of the Federal Government. No need to panic, says Scott Lay, the Publisher of the Nooner, a California political newsletter.
Here is Lay’s breakdown of the MoveOn.org poll:
POLL POSITION: If you were near the Interwebs this weekend, you undoubtedly saw that left-leaning Public Policy Polling firm conducted a survey for MoveOn.org that found 17 vulnerable Republicans–enough for Democrats to take back the House in 2014–and four more that might be vulnerable if the voters were deciding next November on the basis of the shutdown. In each of 24 races (600-700 “voters per district”), the incumbent Republican was tested against a generic ballot Democrat. The poll was telephonic. Continue reading