Rural Voters Lean Left in New Poll

[sabra]

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Rural Voters Lean Left in New Poll
A Center for Rural Strategies poll indicates that the rural electorate in contested districts is more likely to vote Democratic.

Rural areas of the U.S. have traditionally elected Republican candidates, but this election the trend may reverse. A new Center for Rural Strategies indicates found that rural voters in contested House and Senate races are favoring Democratic candidates leading into next month's elections.

Among participating voters in districts with contested House of Representatives races, 52% favored Democratic candidates versus 39% in favor of the Republican candidate. In the Center for Rural Strategies' September poll of the same areas, participants were split evenly between parties.

The margin remains slim in contested Senate races, with rural voters favoring Democratic candidates by 4%. The figure reverses a 4 point Republican lead in the September poll, but remains within the 5.5% margin of error.

The war in Iraq and the economy were the most prevalent concerns among respondents, with a respective 38% and 25% citing each as a top issue.

[NVMojo]

1. sadly, not the dumbfucks in northern Nevada

[Nevernose]

5. "What about Elko?" was my first question

Apparently it was yours, too. Not all rural areas are the same -- I wonder which rural areas they polled?

[Born Free]

2. Polls mean nothing

The polls are a snapshotof the opinons of the people, but in the end, the vote counters decide it all, and the right wing owns the machines

[Odin2005]

3. Can urban DUers PLEASE quit bashing us rural folk now?

[catmandu57]

4. I don't know if that's true here

I hope so, we're about as rural as you can get two minutes away the Hoot Owls make mad passionette love with the Chickens. This is very, very red though, we've had the burbs encroach on us, the old democratic base has died off, I don't know what it's going to take to turn the area.