Rasmussen Senate Poll Showing Noriega Competitive Get Buzz

by: Karl-Thomas Musselman

Mon May 05, 2008 at 06:24 PM CDT

Have you seen the amazing results of the latest Rasmussen poll?

Rasmussen. 5/1. Likely voters. MoE 4%

John Cornyn  (R) 47% 
Rick Noriega (D) 43%
Other             3%
Not Sure          8%

Dragging down the Republican ticket, President Bush's approval rating is only 39% while Republican Gov. Rick Perry's approval rating is an even lower 34%.

Let's keep up the pressure- donate to Rick's campaign!

Continue reading below to see who all has been writing about this exciting news.

Daily Kos: TX-Sen, Pres: Texas is in play all around

Texas is purple this year... That is nothing short of remarkable, and a hint that this may be a top-tier race before long... Noriega wins the 18-29 cohort by a stunning 61-25. How's that for a taste of the future of Texas politics?

In a sign that the Senate Republicans could be in danger in even states usually deemed safe for them, a new Rasmussen poll of Texas finds that Sen. John Cornyn (R) could very well have a race on his hands against Democrat Rick Noriega, a state Representative and Iraq War veteran.

Two other interesting facts from the same poll: Rick Perry's job performance is rated good or excellent by only 34 percent of Texans; 28 percent say it's poor. George W. Bush is rated good or excellent by 39 percent of Texans; 45 percent say it's poor.

Democrat Rick Noriega's campaign for U.S. Senate received a huge boost this morning.

John Cornyn could be knocked out in November by Democrat Rick Noriega.

...a survey like this will help Noriega make the case for national donors that they should give to him because he could win.

Cornyn is likely suffering from his close alignment with President Bush: The poll found that just 39 percent of Texans think Bush is doing a "good or excellent job," compared to 45 percent who think his performance is "poor." Cornyn has also had some issues over his long-standing ties with controversial televangelist John Hagee, although he told reporters last month, "I'm really not concerned that it'll become an issue."

Sweet. If the poll numbers stay in this range, we can hope for even more involvement from the national folks. All it should take is the belief that this year is unlike any other. I don't see why anyone wouldn't be open to that idea by now.

This seems too good to be true... If this is anywhere near accurate, the results are shocking.

There is still an uphill battle, but these polls have to be a positive sign.  They exist as proof that all of our work for the rest of the year should be worth it.  If any of you have avoided donating to the Noriega campaign for fear of a loss -- now might be a good time to redeem yourself.

It's so funny the way these things work: at the same time polls are showing Republican incumbents with comfortable leads in Maine, Oregon, and Minnesota, the incumbent in Texas looks like he's hanging on for dear life.

It's time to add United States Senator John Cornyn to the list of potentially vulnerable Republican incumbents in Election 2008.

Holy ballots, Batman! It looks REALLY good for Democrats this fall if Texas looks even remotely close at this stage.

Let's see. Most Unpopular President... Ever. And his Best Bud, John Cornyn.

That elevator is going.... DOWN.

Any candidate up for re-election that does not poll above 50% is considered vulnerable.