G.O.P. In G.O.O.D. Mood
Indiana Republicans are hailing a new poll of 1,000 likely voters showing incumbent Governor Mitch Daniels with a 14-point lead over Democratic challenger Jill Long Thompson. Here are some of the highlights…
- Daniels leads JLT 50-36 percent.
- Daniels’ approval rating is 55-33 percent. JLT’s is 31-17 .
- Daniels leads JLT 47-40 amongst voters who voted for the first time in 2008 Democratic primary.
- 49 percent of Hoosiers say the state is on the right track, compared to 31 percent who say it isn’t.
- Both candidates are competitive with female voters.
- Only 60 percent of Democratic voters say they will vote for JLT in November.
The poll was conducted by Bellwether Research and Consulting between June 22-29. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percent.
My own thoughts on this is that while you never put out a poll that doesn’t work for you, it does show that JLT has a lot of work to do to reach beyond her core base of the 30-35 percent of the voters who just can’t stand Mitch Daniels.
And while November is still a long way off, for every day JLT does not move ahead, she ends up further behind.
