Andrew, maybe I’m missing something. Heck, I’m sure I’m missing something. Nonetheless, it seems to me that any polls conducted prior to Election Day pertaining to a runoff are beyond useless. The electorate for a runoff will no doubt be different. Moreover, if there’s a runoff in Georgia or Louisiana, it would quite possibly mean control of the entire Senate would be on the ballot. That would change voter strategy enormously, it seems to me. It would also attract a kajillion-bajillion dollars of outside money, an army of political activists and a ridiculous amount of media attention. I don’t know what the result would be, of course, but all things being equal, turning a senate race in Georgia into a referendum on the Obama presidency and Harry Reid’s control of the senate might be worth a few points to the Republicans.
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Jonah Goldberg is a National Review contributing editor.
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