Consultants: Election Fallin's To Lose
By Michael McNutt/The Oklahoman ~ Republican gubernatorial candidate Mary Fallin's lead peaked earlier this year at 26 points, but she still has enough of a lead that it could be difficult for Democrat Jari Askins to overcome by Tuesday's election, a Republican pollster and strategist said Friday.
McFerron |
Askins, the state's lieutenant governor, said earlier this week her polls show she is within single digits, but her campaign declined to give specifics.
McFerron said voter turnout for Askins and Fallin will be key, "but for Askins to narrow this race, I don't think she'll be able to get there."
A bigger voter turnout should help Askins, but she may fall short of overtaking Fallin, he said.
Turnout is key
Hill |
"Part of that is just the general climate out there and the fact that there's been so much attention on the national picture and people seeing that it's going to be such a Republican tidal wave coming through the Congress that it may have diminished some of the momentum and some of the feeling here at the state level," she said.
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