TV helps propel Hagan to big lead
Public Policy Polling shows Kay Hagan leading the field of Democratic U.S. Senate candidates by a wide margin, but with only 28 percent. Jim Neal is second with 7 percent; Marcus Williams and Howard Staley have 3 percent; Duskin Lassister is at 2 percent.
A huge 58 percent are undecided.
Hagan, a state senator from Greensboro, began running TV ads last week, undoubtedly giving her a big boost.
The Democrats are running for Republican Elizabeth Dole's seat. The incumbent faces Pete Di Lauro in the GOP primary.
Hagan's lead in the poll is huge but with so many people undecided hardly insurmountable. However, it's unlikely any of the others will overtake her without at least matching her TV presence and building some name ID.
Voters are focused on the upcoming presidential primary, and gubernatorial candidates Beverly Perdue, Richard Moore and Pat McCrory are also running a lot of TV. The Senate race has generated very little interest. Candidates in that contest have to make an extraordinary and costly effort to grab some attention to have a chance of winning on May 6. Hagan, who reported raising $820,000 in the first quarter of this year, is the only one who seems to have the necessary resources to accomplish that. And, if she wants to be sure, she'd better pour it on.
The best thing that could happen to the others would be for Clinton to lose next week's Pennsylvania primary and quit the race. Only then would a few morre North Carolina Democrats take a closer look at the Senate contest.
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TV helps propel Hagan to big lead
Public Policy Polling shows Kay Hagan leading the field of Democratic U.S. Senate candidates by a wide margin, but with only 28 percent. Jim Neal is second with 7 percent; Marcus Williams and Howard Staley have 3 percent; Duskin Lassister is at 2 percent.*Doug
If you believe that poll? Than I have some water front swamp land to sell you in South Georgia.
If I remember! I believe this is the same Democrat establishment polling service that said Ron Paul was going to get clobber in his own congressional districe last month by a family values McCain candiate. I believe Paul won by 83%!
Posted on April 15, 2008 12:59 PM
Although Connie is hardly worth responding to it is worth noting that our poll said Ron Paul would win 63-30, which is pretty much what happened.
Posted on April 18, 2008 11:49 AM
You're right on the first point, but thanks for setting the record straight.
Posted on April 18, 2008 1:13 PM