Jim VandeHei has a blog post on the Washington Post blog entitled “Unorthodox Campaigner May Be In Trouble.” He mentions a WISH-TV poll showing Ellsworth leading 44 to 40, noting it’s always news when an incumbent who has been in office 12 years is that far below 50% this late in an election cycle. Hostettler’s sister & spokeswoman said that seemed reasonable and fair.
[A new poll] conducted by the Garin Hart Yang Research Group — shows Ellsworth leading 51-34, based on the views of 401 likely voters. The poll was conducted Sept. 18 and 19. That same polling firm found Ellsworth up by four points in June.
However, Hostettler’s vaunted get out the vote capabilities in District churches is expected to keep him in the race. Vanderhei suggests that “Hostettler’s biggest problem might be the unpopularity of the GOP in Indiana, where Gov. Mitch Daniels has ticked off a good chunk of the state by privatizing toll roads and other unpopular moves.”
I will be genuinely tickled if Gov. Daniels’ tin ear and ham-fisted governing style in Indianapolis, particularly with respect to Daylight Saving Time, brings gridlock to DC.
The Governor just isn`t a popular fellow.Although not many people take the time to register and submit comments to the DOT when I`m out time zones and DST come up alot in conversations.
Although there are 3 mindsets on the subject go back to things the way they were,whole state be on one time either time zone,Central time or Eastern one thing comes out loud and clear from Democrats and Republicans and that is the Governor made this mess and the system wasn`t broken so why fool with it.Thats what I hear on the subject down here in Southwest Indiana.I would think leasing the toll road would be a bigger deal North of here.
Dave Crooks is running radio ads in all the radio stations in his district with a older womans voice speaking as looking back twenty years from now saying Dave Crooks forced the Governor to vote on a unified time zone and improve the plan for I-69 and so on.I have not heard a ad for Ron Arnold his opponent or seen a single sign.