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Is 60% within reach for Annie Brown?
Published by Puckett Surveys, 27 October 2088 President Annie Brown will almost certainly cruise to re-election. However, by what margin? How much political power will the Green majority hold? Well, a lot of that depends on their ability to nab tough-to-get seats from traditionally rock-ribbed Democratic or Republican states like Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Oklahoma, Arkansas, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Alabama. If Annie Brown can reach 60% of the vote nationally, the down-ballot effects will likely be very favorable to any Green hopefuls in these states. A 2/3rds majority in the House and a 4/5ths majority in the Senate would essentially ensure, even more than the current composition already does, the Green Party's ability to push through whatever legislation they want to, like the recent Senate Reform Act and House Reform Act. However, and we'll come clean here --- we're just interested in the numbers, and seeing a candidate top sixty percent in the popular vote would truly be a remarkable sight to behold, since it has not been accomplished since Richard Nixon in 1972. So, how likely is it?

Our most recent nationwide poll, sampling 19,000 potential voters, shows a nationwide popular vote composition that roughly looks like this: Annie Brown - 58% Ammon Harrison - 28% Natalia Vernon - 10% Others - 4%

While the Republicans have improved somewhat from four years ago according to our polling data, due to the lack of a significant third (or, I suppose, fourth, nowadays) party candidate in the Free Elections Party. That 60% milestone looks somewhat reachable, but given our polling's historical accuracy, it may be fairly tough to pull off.