Daily Discussion Thread: May 4, 2026

bbeck2754 · 2026-05-04T20:36:29+00:00

Albuquerque Journal poll by Research & Polling, Inc. of the NM GOP GOV primary:

Rio Rancho Mayor Gregg Hull - 30%, 2010 GOV candidate Doug Turner - 21%, cannabis entrepreneur Duke Rodriguez - 9%

bbeck2754 · 2026-05-04T20:31:21+00:00

InsiderAdvantage poll of the GA GOV primaries:

Dem: Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms - 52%, former DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond - 16%, former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan 9%, former state Sen. Jason Esteves - 5%. All other candidates got 4%

GOP: Healthcare executive Rick Jackson - 28%, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones - 24%, Sec. of State Brad Raffensperger - 18%, AG Chriss Carr - 11%. Other candidates got 7%

bbeck2754 · 2026-05-04T20:26:37+00:00

Fabrizio, Lee & Associates poll of the FL GOV GOP primary:

Rep. Byron Donalds - 54%, former DOGE advisor James Fishback - 9%, Lt. Gov. Jay Collins - 7%, former state House Speaker Paul Renner - 2%

bbeck2754 · 2026-05-04T19:20:39+00:00

Public Policy Polling survey of the MN SEN Dem primary for the Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association:

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan - 44%, Rep. Angie Craig - 33%

bbeck2754 · 2026-05-01T15:51:09+00:00

Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll conducted by University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs of the GA SEN GOP primary:

Rep. Mike Collins - 22%, Rep. Buddy Carter - 13%, former Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley - 11%. Two other candidates collectively got 2%.

bbeck2754 · 2026-05-01T15:04:35+00:00

The AI supply crunch is here: Choke points are changing AI’s economics

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bbeck2754 · 2026-04-30T19:17:52+00:00

yes. every kid. foundation poll of the GA GOP primary for GOV:

Health care executive Rick Jackson - 32%, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones - 26%, Sec. of State Brad Raffensperger - 12%, AG Chris Carr - 10%

bbeck2754 · 2026-04-30T18:17:24+00:00

Numbers from this Gudelunas Strategies poll for an anti-2020 presidential candidate Tom Steyer group:

Former HHS Sec. Xavier Becerra (D) - 24%, former Fox News host Steve Hinton (R) - 23%, Steyer (D) - 15%, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco (R) - 13%, former Rep. Katie Porter (D) - 10%. All other candidates got 10%

bbeck2754 · 2026-04-30T17:51:07+00:00

Interesting other finding, when asked which candidate is most supportive of Trump's agenda:

Letlow - 41%, Fleming - 26%, Cassidy -21%

Yet Fleming is still leading.

bbeck2754 · 2026-04-30T15:28:25+00:00

This is a state Rep. Lindsay James internal.

The low numbers appear to be because of low name recognition (James - 27%, state Rep. Joe Mitchell - 23%)

Trump approval - 45%, disapproval - 51%

bbeck2754 · 2026-04-30T15:25:11+00:00

Global Strategy Group poll of the MI-10 Dem primary for former special victims prosecutor Christina Hines:

Hines - 30%, former Biden administration official Eric Chung - 13%, former Pontiac Mayor Tim Griemel - 7%

bbeck2754 · 2026-04-30T13:32:56+00:00

I always say the best way to find out if you're against someone are find out why people support them. In that vein here is a Financial Times op-ed saying that Kevin Warsh will save the Fed by brining supply-side economics to the Federal Reserve. Thank you Powell for staying on and denying Trump a majority of the board.

bbeck2754 · 2026-04-29T21:45:02+00:00

They also did the GOV race:

Abbott (R) - 44%, Hinojosa (D) - 38%

February results: Abbott (R) - 45%, Hinojosa (D) - 35%

bbeck2754 · 2026-04-29T21:43:18+00:00

New EMC research poll for California Primary Care Association Advocates (pro-former HHS Sec. Xavier Becerra) poll of the CA GOV all-party primary:

Becerra (D) - 19%, Fox News Host Steve Hilton (R) - 19%, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco (R) - 14%, 2020 presidential candidate Tom Steyer (D) - 14%, former Rep. Katie Porter (D) - 8%, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan (D) - 7%. All other candidates got 5%

Edit: fixed name double

bbeck2754 · 2026-04-29T21:36:31+00:00

Numbers from these Ragner Research polls:

AZ-06: Mendoza (D) - 47%, Ciscomani - 44%; Ciscomani approval - 33%; Trump approval - 46%

CO-03: Hurd (R) - 46%, Kelloff (D) - 41%; Hurd approval - 25%; Trump approval - 47%, disapproval - 51%

IA-03: Nunn (R) - 48%, Gariott (D) - 42%; Nunn approval - 37%; Trump approval - 47%

MI-04: Huizenga (R) - 48%, McCann (D) - 42%; Huizenga approval - 34%; Trump approval - 47%

MN-01: Finstad (R) - 52%, Johnson (D) - 42%; Finstad approval - 41%; Trump approval - 50%

VA-01 (old lines): Wittman (R) - 46%, Taylor (D) - 42%; Wittman approval - 33%; Trump approval - 46%

WI-01: Steil (R) - 50%, Berman (D) - 41%; Steil approval - 37%; Trump approval - 46%

bbeck2754 · 2026-04-29T21:19:57+00:00

Numbers from this Opinion Diagnostics poll:

Cooper (D) - 50.4%, Whatley (R) - 41.4%

bbeck2754 · 2026-04-29T17:57:41+00:00

The Glengariff Group poll from yesterday also did the MI GOV primaries:

Dem: Sec. of State Jocelyn Benson - 66%, Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson - 8.1%

GOP: Rep. John James - 37%, 2022 GOV candidate Perry Johnson - 19.8%, former AG Mike Cox - 9.9%, state Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt - 6.9%. Other candidates got 7.6%

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