Many Undecided in Race for Connecticut Governor
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on March 18th, 2010 4:41 am by HL
Many Undecided in Race for Connecticut Governor
A new Quinnipiac poll in Connecticut finds “undecided” is the big leader in the Democratic and Republican primary race for governor.
Among Democrats, 44% of voters are undecided, while Ned Lamont (D) gets 28% and Dan Malloy (D) gets 18%.
On the Republican side, 50% are undecided, while Tom Foley (R) has 30% and no other candidate tops 4%.
Illinois Moves Back Primary Date
After Illinois set a modern record for low turnout in February’s primary, Gov. Pat Quinn (D) signed legislation to move the date back to March, the Chicago Tribune reports.
“Holding the election so soon after the holidays and creating a compressed campaign season also is partly blamed for Democrats picking the unheralded but free spending Chicago pawnbroker Scott Lee Cohen as the party’s lieutenant governor nominee. Cohen’s candidacy imploded following troubling revelations about his personal life, and Quinn now finds himself searching for a running mate six weeks after the primary was supposed to have settled the issue.”
Safest Districts Held by Democrats
An interesting Smart Politics analysis finds that Democrats currently hold 43 of the 50 least competitive House seats in the nation.
In fact, John Lewis (GA-5), Kendrick Meek (FL-17), and Richard Neal (MA-2) have not faced a Republican challenger since new district lines were drawn in 2002. Neal has not faced a GOP opponent since 1996.
