Bad News for Ma'am: Seismic shift in the Boxer Fiorina Race

Bad news for Barbara "Don't call me Ma'am Boxer:

The CBS 5 poll, conducted by the research firm SurveyUSA, showed Fiorina edging Boxer 47 percent to 42 percent, compared to a CBS 5 poll one month ago showing Fiorina over Boxer 47 to 45 percent.

The poll results indicated Fiorina's support was essentially unchanged among men and women, young and old, white and Hispanic while Boxer had lost small ground among men, younger voters, and independents.

The poll also showed Fiorina tripling her lead in the Central Valley, from seven points one month ago to 21 points in this latest poll.

Meanwhile, the CBS 5 poll has gubernatorial candidates Whitman and Brown at 44 and 43 percent, respectively, effectively even within the poll's 4.1 percent error margin. Compared to a CBS 5 poll one month ago, Whitman is down two percent, while, Brown is up four percent.

Allahpundit wonders whether this is a tremor or The Big One. It certainly will cause some fear and loathing among those convinced Democrats will take a few minor losses this year. The poll is the first to show Fiorina with a lead in the race. In order to confirm a trend the results will need to be replicated in subsequent polling. Still there is little evidence at this point that the poll should be discounted, the sample seems on target with a 44D, 34R, and 23I split on party identification.

A few more seismic shifts in the Senate race ratings today. Maybe the Senate really is in play

GOP Ladies Night

Oh What a night. The big winners on this Super Tuesday of midterms: Meg Whitman GOP nomination Governor CA, Carly Fiorina GOP nomination CA Senate, Nikki Haley GOP nomination Governor South Carolina, Sharron Angle GOP nomination Nevada Senate and Blanche Lincoln who held on to the nomination for her Senate seat against a challenge on the left from Bill Halter. Blanche might as well enjoy the victory now because she will surely be defeated in November. Her challenger John Boozman leads her by a whopping 25 points as she heads off to defend her vote for ObamaCare in a state where 72% support repeal of the bill. Bye Bye Blanche.

Other notable winners included Senator Jim DeMint who faces a cake-walk to re-election in South Carolina and locally former Eagles tackle Jon Runyan won the GOP nomination to challenge John Adler for New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District seat.  Runyan had no trouble tackling the question of whether he lacked sufficient experience to handle the job:

"People question me all the time about my experience," said Runyan. "They question my experience in politics, and the first thing I always tell them is yes, I have no experience raising taxes over and over. I have no experience increasing the debt in a state."

Runyan seems to have developed a flair for this business. He sounded positively Reaganesque in that response.  Though there were many more winners in the primaries held in 12 states, the closely-watched races were dominated by a field of talented Republican women.   I am sure Senator DeMint and Mr. Runyan won't mind a little Kool and the Gang in celebration of "Ladies Night:"