Friday, September 19, 2008

Governor Daniels up 16 points on challenger

With Republican Governor Daniels showing signs of pulling even further ahead of his challenger, the obvious follow-up question is how badly will Obama lose this state? Will down-ticket races favor Republicans potentially returning the statehouse to them?

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels (R) has a safe lead over challenger Jill Long Thompson in his bid for re-election this November. The first Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of this race finds the incumbent ahead 56% to 40%.


As reported by Rasmussen today with H/T to Frugal Hoosiers

And From Polis Politics

Memo to Jennifer Wagner: You do not live in a Battleground State.

Democrat hearts are a flutter over polls released by the Indianapolis Star that purport to show Barack Obama with a small lead with the Hoosier state, while Democrat Jill Long Thompson's moribund campaign is suddenly within 4 points of Governor Mitch Daniels.

2 comments:

RepublicansRock said...

If anyone say the debate the other night they wouldn't have a question in their head whom they were voting for.

andrew said...

Two polls on the presidential race this week have shown Indiana is close -- within 3 points on one and 2 points on the other. I still think Indiana will still go red in November, but it is certainly closer here than what you're saying.

Also, polls this week have shown white women are now leaning towards Obama/Biden by 13 points over McCain/Palin. Looks like the Palin star is no longer as bright as it was a few weeks ago...