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DeminPennswoods

(15,289 posts) Mon Oct 8, 2018, 08:01 PM Oct 2018

Lamb vs Rothfus debate

OK, I didn't see a whole lot of the debate, but what part I did see, Lamb was a lot better. Rothfus looked nervous and like he never campaigned or debated before, but unsurprising since he hasn't had any serious opposition in his gerry-mandered district. Lamb was cool, confident and unafraid.

The moderator, Ken Rice, asked both candidates directly if they'd hold townhall meetings. Rothfus said he met with constituents all the time, but "the resistence" was too mean to him couldn't hold actual in person townhalls. Can't wait for that to show up in a Lamb campaign ad. Lamb, of course, answered with an unequivocal yes and went further by saying he got questioners who did not agree with him, but after a calm discussion, they usually left on friendly terms.

Lamb gave a good closing statement of what he believes and asked for dLebate watchers' vote.

A solid win for Lamb, imho.

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Lamb vs Rothfus debate (Original Post) DeminPennswoods Oct 2018 OP

This doesn't surprise me because Lamb always makes a good impression FakeNoose Oct 2018 #1

We met Conor Lamb several times when he campaigned in our district the first time... Freedomofspeech Oct 2018 #2

New Monmouth Poll has Lamb up 53-40 DeminPennswoods Oct 2018 #3

Monmouth poll details DeminPennswoods Oct 2018 #4

FakeNoose

(32,709 posts)

1. This doesn't surprise me because Lamb always makes a good impression

Reply to DeminPennswoods (Original post)

Mon Oct 8, 2018, 08:16 PM

Oct 2018

... even in front of a hostile audience. Rothfus avoids facing audiences, hostile or otherwise. He's been running virtually unopposed since the district maps were redrawn in 2010.

Best of luck to Conor Lamb! If I were in your district I'd definitely vote for you.

Freedomofspeech

(4,227 posts)

2. We met Conor Lamb several times when he campaigned in our district the first time...

Reply to DeminPennswoods (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 10:24 AM

Oct 2018

A good solid guy...fingers crossed that he will beat that useless Rothfus.

DeminPennswoods

(15,289 posts)

3. New Monmouth Poll has Lamb up 53-40

Reply to DeminPennswoods (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 01:57 PM

Oct 2018

Must be close to what the NRCC shows also or they would not have pulled their ad funding.

DeminPennswoods

(15,289 posts)

4. Monmouth poll details

Reply to DeminPennswoods (Original post)

Thu Oct 11, 2018, 05:41 AM

Oct 2018

There's some interesting info in this poll: http://www.timesonline.com/news/20181010/latest-monmouth-university-poll-shows-lamb-still-comfortably-ahead-of-rothfus

Monmouth also accounted for a Democratic surge in the Nov. 6 election and determined Lamb would win 55 to 41 percent, while in a low-turnout model he would still beat Rothfus 54 to 42 percent. ...

“It really doesn’t matter which likely voter model we use. This newly drawn district has a lot of active Democrats, as well as voters with a past history of voting Democratic,” Patrick Murray, the director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute, said in a statement. “Lamb simply dominates across the entire district.” ...

Monmouth determined that Kavanaugh’s nomination “has not caused (voters) to change their vote for the House,” with 80 percent saying it had no impact. Of the remaining 20 percent, 10 percent said it made them more likely to support Rothfus while 8 percent said it made them prefer Lamb more.
...

Just 33 percent of voters said they have heard about Trump’s support for Rothfus, but even then an eye-opening 28 percent said it actually makes them less likely to back Rothfus, compared to only 11 percent who said it makes them more likely to vote for him.

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