Whiff of desperation from DCCC

Published October 28, 2010 4:00am ET



If you want to know what it smells like, read the beginning of this fundraising email, which I received last night from the DCCC:

Here’s a little secret — a recent McClatchy poll blows the lid off a little known fact.
When you poll voters — and include people whose only phone is a cell phone — Democrats lead by 6 points on the generic ballot. This follows a Newsweek poll last week that also shows Democrats up 6 points when you include the cell phone only population.

Here’s another little secret: McClatchy’s latest polls look even worse for Democrats than the others. Via RealClearPolitics:

Race
Poll
Results
Spread
Colorado Senate – Buck vs. Bennet
McClatchy/Marist
Buck 49, Bennet 45
Buck +4
Pennsylvania Senate – Sestak vs. Toomey
McClatchy/Marist
Toomey 52, Sestak 45
Toomey +7
Washington Senate – Rossi vs. Murray
McClatchy/Marist
Murray 49, Rossi 48
Murray +1
Wisconsin Senate – Feingold vs. Johnson
McClatchy/Marist
Johnson 52, Feingold 45
Johnson +7

Wisconsin Governor – Walker vs. Barrett
McClatchy/Marist
Walker 51, Barrett 44
Walker +7
Colorado Governor – Maes vs. Hickenlooper vs. Tancredo
McClatchy/Marist
Hickenlooper 47, Tancredo 43, Maes
Hickenlooper +4

Pennsylvania Governor – Corbett vs. Onorato
McClatchy/Marist
Corbett 51, Onorato 44
Corbett +7