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brooklynite's JournalNew Mississippi Poll (Civiqs, B/C): Biden -14, Espy -8
1. If the election for U.S. Senator from Mississippi were held today, who would you vote for?
Cindy Hyde-Smith, Republican 52%
Mike Espy, Democrat 44%
Jimmy Edwards, Libertarian 2%
Someone else 1%
Unsure 2%
2. If the election for president
were Donald Trump and Joe Biden, who would you vote for?
Donald Trump, Republican 55%
Joe Biden, Democrat 41%
Someone else 3%
Unsure 1%
3. If the election were held today, how would you vote on Mississippi Ballot Measure 2?
A "yes" vote would remove the requirement that a candidate for governor or state office receive the highest number of votes in a majority of the state's 122 House districts. If a candidate does not receive a majority vote of the people, they would proceed to a runoff election, instead of being chosen by a vote of the state House of Representatives.
Yes 54%
No 25%
Unsure 21%
4. If the election were held today, how would you vote on Mississippi Ballot Measure 3?
A "yes" vote would adopt a new official Mississippi state flag designed by the Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag.
Yes 61%
No 31%
Unsure 8%
https://civiqs.com/documents/Civiqs_DailyKos_MS_banner_book_2020_10_46eq84.pdf
New Georgia Poll (Civiqs, B/C): Biden +5, Ossoff +6, Warnock +25
Jon Ossoff, Democrat 51%
David Perdue, Republican 45%
Shane Hazel, Libertarian 2%
Someone else 1%
Unsure 1%
2. If the special election for U.S. Senator from Georgia were held today, who would you vote for?
Raphael Warnock, Democrat 48%
Doug Collins, Republican 23%
Kelly Loeffler, Republican 22%
Matt Lieberman, Democrat 2%
Ed Tarver, Democrat 1%
Someone else 2%
Unsure 2%
3. If the election for president of the United States were held today and the choices were Donald Trump and Joe Biden, who would you vote for?
Joe Biden, Democrat 51%
Donald Trump, Republican 46%
Someone else 2%
Unsure 0%
https://civiqs.com/documents/Civiqs_DailyKos_GA_banner_book_2020_10_p577m2.pdf
Cautionary note: this is a poll for DKos. However it is the first poll showing Ossoff avoiding a runoff.
New Pennsylvania Poll (Civiqs, B/C): Biden +7
https://twitter.com/Politics_Polls/status/1321067757576880129Russia Implements Nationwide Mask Mandate as Coronavirus Cases Rise
Source: US News & World Report
RUSSIA IS INTRODUCING A nationwide mask mandate as coronavirus cases across the country surge.
Rospotrebnadzor, Russia's health and consumer rights regulator, announced Tuesday that people everywhere in Russia must wear face coverings in public spaces, on public transportation, in parking lots and in elevators.
The agency also limited opening hours for entertainment venues, including bars and restaurants. The venues will only be allowed to operate from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.
The head of Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popovaza, told state media RIA Novosti, "If we do not cope with this phase, then we will talk about additional restrictions."
Read more: https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2020-10-27/russia-implements-nationwide-mask-mandate-as-coronavirus-cases-rise
8 days to go: Biden's lead over Trump is holding, while Clinton's was collapsing at this point
CNNBut perhaps most worrisome for the President: Trump's clearly behind his 2016 pace. By this point four years ago, he was rapidly closing the gap with Hillary Clinton. No such advancements can be seen in the 2020 polling against Biden.
Right now, Biden is up by about 9 to 10 points nationally, depending on the average you examine. He is, importantly, over 50%. Biden's edge may be down a point or so from early October, though it is well within the historical average from the beginning of the year.
The 2016 campaign, on the other hand, was in great flux at this time. Among a bunch of factors, the James Comey letter "investigating emails on Anthony Weiner's laptop that were potentially related to a probe of Hillary Clinton's use of a private server" had just been published by this point in the 2016 campaign. No such bombshells of that magnitude have come out this year.
Clinton's advantage was down to only about 4 points in the national average 9 days from Election Day 2016. Her advantage had been as high as 7 points with about 21 days to go. Clinton's 45% vote share was low enough that it left Trump with a lot of room in the final week of the campaign to corral voters who favored neither candidate at this point.
New Florida Poll (Florida Atlantic, B/C): Biden +2
https://twitter.com/stella2020woof/status/1321064362027716609John Heilemann: "I think the President's in a state of panic..."
Joe Lockhart: Trump's morning Twitter rants dovetail with receiving the overnight polling report...
https://twitter.com/joelockhart/status/1321059805214199809New South Carolina Poll (Starboard, B/C): Biden -7, Harrison -9
https://twitter.com/walter_whetsell/status/1320870398410530817Axios-Ipsos poll: Federal response has only gotten worse
Source: Axios
Why it matters: Every other institution measured in Week 29 of our national poll — from state and local governments to people's own employers and area businesses — won positive marks for improving their responses since those panicked early days in March and April.
The findings suggests people see President Trump and his political team as one of the biggest impediments to turning things around.
With one week left in the presidential election, as the U.S. hits all-time daily highs for new cases, four in five Americans say they're worried about COVID-19 outbreaks.
Read more: https://www.axios.com/axios-ipsos-poll-coronavirus-index-federal-response-06ace460-cabb-46a0-ab7c-9b1d4e04c8b3.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosam&stream=top
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