Corbett Leads Onorato for Pennsylvania Governor
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on July 13th, 2010 4:40 am by HL
Corbett Leads Onorato for Pennsylvania Governor
A new Quinnipiac poll in Pennsylvania finds Tom Corbett (R) leading Dan Onorato (D) in the race for governor, 44% to 37%.
Key finding: Pennsylvania voters disapprove 50% to 42% of the job Gov. Ed Rendell (D) is doing. Voters also say 55% to 32% they don’t want the next governor to continue Rendell’s policies.
Said pollster Peter Brown: “The sour taste that Gov. Ed Rendell has left in voters’ mouths is probably not helpful to Onorato.”
Confidence in Obama Hits New Low
Public confidence in President Obama has hit a new low, according to the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Key finding: 58% say they lack faith in the president to make the right decisions for the country, and a clear majority once again disapproves of how he is dealing with the economy.
Nonetheless, regard for Obama is still higher than it is for members of Congress, but the gap has narrowed: 68% of voters say they lack confidence in Democratic lawmakers and 72% say so of Republican lawmakers.
Such broad negative sentiments have spurred a potent anti-incumbent mood. Just 26% of registered voters say they are inclined to support their representative in the House this fall; 62% are inclined to look for someone new.
Those most likely to vote in the midterm election prefer Republicans over continued Democratic rule by a sizable margin of 56% to 41%.
Bachmann Holds Lead for Re-Election
A new SurveyUSA poll in Minnesota’s 6th congressional district finds Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) with a lead over challenger Tarryl Clark (D), 48% to 39%.
Key finding: There is a striking 33-point gender gap with Bachmann ahead by 25 points among male likely voters.
Runoff in Alabama Today
Bradley Byrne (R), who has the backing of the Alabama Republican establishment, faces Robert Bentley (R) in a runoff today for the GOP gubernatorial nomination to challenge Ron Sparks (D) in the fall.
“Both men claim leads in opinion polls going into today’s vote,” the Birmingham News reports. “Byrne, who raised and spent more money than any candidate in the race, was the leading vote-getter among GOP candidates for governor in the June 1 primary. Bentley shocked many in the political establishment by narrowly taking second place over Tim James, who heavily outspent him.”
Huntsville Times: “Most years, well over half of Alabama voters who show up for the primary stay home for the runoff. But state voting records reveal an exception to this rule, one that may suggest a larger than expected turnout for today’s election.”
