With the election for the vacant state Senate District 26 seat just four days away, a private poll commissioned recently by a Republican political action committee suggests it’s anyone’s race. Obtained this week by The Independent, the poll conducted Feb. 8-9 among 400 district voters by Gonzales-based Magellan Strategies on behalf of the Louisiana Committee for a Republican Majority finds Democrat Nathan Granger and Republican Jonathan Perry in a statistical dead heat — 37.1 percent favor Perry, 35.3 percent favor Granger, with 27.7 percent undecided. The poll has a 4.86-percent margin of error.
Granger, an Erath business owner and Vermilion Parish police juror, is making his first run for the Legislature. Perry, an attorney and Cajun comic, is in his first term as District 47 state representative and is a former Kaplan City Council member. The Magellan poll is the third survey of voters in Senate District 26, which covers about half of Vermilion Parish and parts of Acadia, Lafayette and St. Landry. Earlier polls conducted by the Granger and Perry campaigns showed the candidate commissioning the poll with a sizable lead over his opponent.
Also in the Magellan poll, Granger scored slightly higher positives and negatives from respondents: His total favorable rate was 49.8 percent to Perry’s 46.7, while his total unfavorable rate was 6.2 percent to Perry’s 5.2.
Also this week, the Louisiana Association of Educators announced it is endorsing Granger.
The special election, called after incumbent Nick Gautreaux resigned to take the post of commissioner of the state Office of Motor Vehicles, is Saturday.
... written by Docy B , February 15, 2011 - 03:55 pm
Granger is going to be switching to the GOP before long. As soon as he comiserate with the base race haters in Baton Rouge. This guy is not a progressive liberal democrat.
3 Boos go to this fraud.
... written by aintnoway , February 15, 2011 - 05:16 pm
Nathan is a nice man and a sincere person. But I won't vote for him because he is #1 a Democrat. Either he believes and supports all this mess in D.C. or he is a hypocrite and is only a Democrat to get the minority vote. #2-he is good friends with Nick Gautreaux...that is enough for me NOT to vote for the guy
... written by veefox , February 15, 2011 - 06:26 pm
I would like to know from Granger how he can wear pro-life, pro-family, and pro-business on his sleve and still associate himself with the Democratic Party. Outside of the labor unions, what values of the Democratic Party do you hold Mr. Granger?
... written by Docy B , February 15, 2011 - 06:44 pm
written by aintnoway , February 15, 2011 Nathan is a nice man and a sincere person
Sincerity is when you claim to be a democrat, you should vote democratic values. The Democratic party is the party that protects the masses from the few authoritian rich among us.
Look at the new Florida governor. This man is a multi-millionaire (some would argue by theft)who tried to pay one of his staffers with a gift card. This speaks to what the rich people in America wants to do with the middle class worker. They and their republican and tea party crackpots want to destroy the middle class so that they can be worshiped as overlords.
Remember, when the peasants come to grips with the republican big lie.....
... written by veefox , February 16, 2011 - 05:04 am
What a relief Docy. Good to know there are no multi-millionaire politicians in the Democratic Party. Just hard blue collar workers huh? (John Edwards, John Kerry, The Kennedys, Nancy Pelosi, etal). The Democratic Party leadership has worked wonders in New Orleans, Detroit, and Buffalo. All cities controlled by all Democrats for over 100 years. I guess you want the same great utopia for our state and nation. Keep supporting your regressive agenda, you are a permenant minority in this state and this nation.
... written by verite absolue , February 16, 2011 - 01:35 pm
Everytime I hear Mr. Granger's commercials or see his mailouts, he claims to be a "conservative" democrat...would he consider President Obama as a "conservative" democrat? If not, why would he hire a campaign worker of President Obama's to help him in his state senate campaign? FACT!!! Here's the proof:
http://www.thedeadpelican.com/2011/26b.htm
... written by Plumpy , February 16, 2011 - 08:02 pm
Just read on Dead Pelican.com . Obama people backing Granger. Well, that does it for me. I'm most definitely voting for Perry !
... written by Docy B , February 16, 2011 - 10:43 pm
written by veefox , February 16, 2011 What a relief Docy. Good to know there are no multi-millionaire politicians in the Democratic Party.
Peefox, isn't it ironic that the democratic party with all its millionaires and billionaires are always on the side of the working people.
Think Peefox, think.
... written by Republican , February 17, 2011 - 12:38 am
Here we go again, the Republican's are trying to nationalize a local race. You'd think they'd learned a lesson from the District 22 special election. Local people know who best represents them and Saturday night all in District 26 will know it is Nathan Granger.
Geaux Granger!!!!!
... written by Dr.Northsidian Shotgun , February 17, 2011 - 01:38 pm
Docy, i'm going to offer a hundred to a Meche's Glazed Donut, that you have an 8x10 glossy of JFk, an 8x10 glossy of his brother BFK and an 8x10 glossy of Marilyn Monroe, nailed on your living room wall with candles burning 24/7 in honor of their inbred democratic family values of sharing the wealth. This is the main reason, this country is so fkd up, couillions like you mired down generation after generation, with a party doctrine imbedded so deep that you really have not a clue what the next party stands for, dolts like yourself keep this country turning on its axis in a very wobbly rotatative spin of stupidity. "This is nothing personal, I would not get that close.
... written by Docy B , February 17, 2011 - 02:45 pm
I use to have an 8x10 of JFK. I never had a picture of marylin monroe or BFK, although I love BFK. If you're looking for an 8x10 of that slut monroe, contact david vitter.
I do have an 8x10 of Obama though.
Are you upset that the democratic party with all its millionaires and billionaires are always on the side of the working people?
... written by SENSIBLE POLITICS , February 19, 2011 - 03:31 pm
Hey Docy, send me a copy of that 8x10 of Obama. I'll send you a dart board with Dick and Bush face.
... written by LAFAYETTE NATIVE RESIDING IN CA , February 20, 2011 - 11:08 pm
I guess that CLOWN Perry will add to the republican imbecility in Baton Rouge.
Louisiana is starting to smell like that filth from the BP Oil spill.
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3 Boos go to this fraud.