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Last poll shows Morrison with the lead

Election 2006[Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll:][1] In an election for Attorney General of Kansas today, 11/5/06, Democratic challenger Paul Morrison defeats Republican incumbent Phill Kline, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted exclusively for KCTV-TV Kansas City and KWCH-TV Wichita. Three weeks ago, Morrison led 56% to 43%. Today, Morrison leads 56% to 43%. Identical. 88% of Democrats vote Democrat. 69% of Republicans vote Republican. 30% of Republicans cross-over. Independents break 2:1 for the Democrat. Morrison leads in rural Kansas, in suburban Kansas and in urban Kansas.Washburn University poli-sci professor Bob Beatty's take: The AG race is, poll-wise, exactly where it was a month ago, with Paul Morrison leading Phill Kline 56 percent to 43 percent, a 13-point advantage. But, while the gap is the same, the numbers do show a shifting of support in some areas in the race, particularly geography. ... It's possible that Kline's attacks and TV ads on Morrison on the sexual harassment charge might have helped him cut into Morrison's lead in Eastern Kansas, but might have turned off voters in Western and rural Kansas. As part of a project on Kansas political advertising I've viewed over 250 Kansas political ads from the years 1968 to present and haven't seen anything quite like the two ads on the sex case that Kline ran - and there might be a reason for that - which is Kansans don't like them.Beatty on the governor's poll: The SurveyUSA poll (511 likely voters, 4.4 pt. margin of error) shows Governor Sebelius with a 17 point lead over Jim Barnett, 57 percent to 40 percent, numbers that align closely with the 19 point advantage Rasmussen Reports had for her a short while ago. The last SurveyUSA poll had Sebelius up by 11. ... The last two polls indicate that it's possibe Sebelius is headed for a victory that would put her in Robert Docking territory in terms of successful Democratic Governors. Anything 10 points or over might be considered a "landslide" in Kansas terms for a Democrat. Certainly 15 points would.[(LJW) Chat about the election with KU political science professor Allan Cigler:][2] Who will win the attorney general's race? How about Congress? And what will it mean for the future. With Election Day less than 24 hours away, aske KU political science professor Allan Cigler your questions. This chat will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, November 6, 2006.Want to know more about the candidates? [Check out our Election 2006 section][3] [1]: http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReportEmail.aspx?g=22c5c341-3acc-4743-a515-22131c9243c1 [2]: http://www2.ljworld.com/chats/2006/nov/06/allan_cigler/ [3]: http://www2.ljworld.com/news/politics/elections/2006/kansas/

By Joel Mathis

November 6, 2006

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6 November 2006
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acg (Anonymous) says…

woohooo, go paul morrison!!
6 November 2006
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TheSychophant (Anonymous) says…

Looks like Phill won't have to worry about resigning when he is disbarred. Ha ha, you wingnut.
6 November 2006
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rhd99 (Anonymous) says…

Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah, hey hey hey, Bye Kline!
6 November 2006
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white_mountain (Anonymous) says…

Kline's defeat will be one more nail in the coffin of the Medieval-minded GOP that has been ruining Kansas for so long.
6 November 2006
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willie_wildcat (Anonymous) says…

But do not be surprised if Kline tries something dirty tricks though. I mean come on its Kline we are talking about.
7 November 2006
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preebo (Anonymous) says…

Just one note… I finally got to talk to Kline. I ran into him on my way to work at the State Building today. He tried to shake my hand and asked me to go to the polls and vote for values. I told him I did and I voted for Morrison. booyaaahhh, Phil. He was not at all too happy about that. I can feel the state turning blue as we speak…
7 November 2006
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nbnozzy (Anonymous) says…

Let's not knock the GOP in general. Sure, there are elements that are bad in my opinion, like Phil Kline and Wagle, but there are also the good like Sandy Pragear, Tom Sloan, etc….

I can equally give you a bad democrat for every good one.