Poll: Dole opening lead over Hagan
Rasmussen Reports says their latest survey shows Republican Elizabeth Dole opening up a wider lead over Democrat Kay Hagan in the U.S. Senate race. From their webiste:
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in North Carolina shows Dole attracting 53% of the vote while Hagan, a state Senator from Greensboro, earns support from 39%. The current results are almost identical to the results from two months ago. In between, however, a bounce from her victory in the Democratic Primary pulled Hagan to a tie with Dole.Dole now leads by nineteen points among women while Dole and by nine among men. Dole attracts 90% of the Republican vote and holds an eighteen point lead among unaffiliated voters. Hagan is supported by 68% of Democrats.
Dole is viewed favorably by 62% of the state’s voters, Hagan by 45%. For Dole, that’s a six-point improvement over the past month. For Hagan, it’s an eight-point decline. Some local observers say a television ad launched by the Dole campaign has been particularly effective.
My 5-cent take would be Dole has gotten a bump from going on the ad with two television commercials.
Related: Rasmussen says the presidential contest in North Carolina is closer than the Senate race.
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Kay Hagan is delusional if she thinks she can come anywhere near beating Dole this fall.
Posted on June 12, 2008 10:19 PM
Kay Hagan will be much more useful to NC than someone who does not live here and whi is just blindly following George Bush in all his decisions.
Posted on June 26, 2008 12:45 AM