Samuel Sero on The Downballot

[Samuel Sero]

Ok, just looked into this. It was done completely online between September 12-19. Mixed feelings about only online polling. By the way, the NYTs has a great piece out about the changing landscape in Montana. This part stood out because it doesn't seem like everyone loves the wealthy Republicans moving in and buying land. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/22/us/montana-senate-tester-sheehy.html

Still, not everyone is abandoning the Democrats, and particularly not Mr. Tester. Lyle Thomas, an 84-year-old rancher who describes himself as an independent, said he has long voted blue and has concerns about the honesty of Republican leaders, including former President Donald J. Trump and Mr. Sheehy, who has acknowledged lying about how he ended up with a bullet in his arm.

Mr. Thomas has been wary about the wealthy, mostly Republican newcomers who have flooded into the area in recent years, saying they have scooped up land and charged hefty fees for people to hunt.

“It’s changed our state so much — and not for the better,” he said as he moved a truckload of cattle fencing posts. “It’s going to take a real severe winter to keep them all out of here for a while.”

Tami Healy, who lives at a senior center, said she disliked the current White House and was uncomfortable with abortion, but she has been alarmed by how far Republicans have gone to prohibit it when the issue deserves more nuance. She trusts Mr. Tester to understand how Montanans think about things.

[michaelflutist]

7 days is considered too long to poll, isn't it? After your first paragraph, though, we get into anecdotes, and you know what they say about those vis-a-vis data.

[ArcticStones]

Should what they say about that be taken only anecdotally?

/s

[michaelflutist]

OK, point taken. :-)