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Senate and Governor Races Shaping Up as Close So Far in Ohio, Illinois
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThe races for governor and senate in two key Midwestern states -- Ohio and Illinois -- are starting out as close matches but not so in Indiana where GOP senate primary victor Dan Coats has a big lead over his Democratic foe, according to three polls released Friday. In Ohio, Democratic Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, coming off his primary victory this week over Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, is statistically tied with former Republican Rep. Rob Portman in their contest to fill the seat of retiring GOP Sen. George Voinovich, with Fisher ahead 43 percent to 42 percent with 4 percent preferring ...
Another Poll Shows Republican in the Lead in Illinois Governor Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyRepublican state Sen. Bill Brady is leading Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn in Illinois' gubernatorial contest by 45 percent to 38 percent with 7 percent preferring someone else and 10 percent undecided, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted April 5. The margin of error is 4.5 points. This is a 3 point pickup for Quinn compared to last month's poll. Quinn is seen unfavorably by 59 percent of voters and favorably by 37 percent, with 5 percent not being sure of their opinion of him. Brady is seen favorably by 48 percent and unfavorably by 35 percent, with 18 percent not being sure. Quinn ...
GOP's Brady Leads Democrat Quinn by 10 in Illinois Governor's Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyIllinois State Sen. Bill Brady leads Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn by 47 percent to 37 percent, with 6 percent preferring someone else and 9 percent undecided, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted March 8. The margin of error is 4.5 points. Quinn is struggling with a 51 percent unfavorable rating from voters while 44 percent see him favorably. Brady is seen favorably by 51 percent, with 30 percent regarding him unfavorably and 19 percent unsure. Quinn gets the support of 62 percent of his fellow Democrats, compared with Brady's 82 percent backing among Republicans. Voters unaffiliated ...
Democrats Hold Leads in Illinois Senate and Governor Races
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyDemocrats are in the lead in the races to hold on to the governorship and the Senate seat being vacated by Roland Burris, according to a Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll conducted Feb. 22-24. State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, who won a three-way Democratic primary earlier this month, leads Republican Rep. Mark Kirk in the Senate contest by 43 percent to 36 percent with 2 percent preferring someone else and 19 percent undecided. The margin of error is 4 points. Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn, who eked out a close victory in the gubernatorial primary over Comptroller Dan Hynes, leads two Republican ...
Kirk, Giannoulias Illinois Senate Showdown Already Brutal
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyCHICAGO -- The signs the Illinois Republican Party put up at its post-primary unity breakfast on Wednesday -- an affair that lasted until lunch -- proclaimed "Illinois Is Next!" followed by graphics of three states where Democrats recently lost seats they should have been able to keep: Massachusetts (U.S. Senate), New Jersey and Virginia (governor). "Welcome to the most important race of 2010 in the United States of America," boasted the new GOP Illinois Senate nominee, Rep. Mark Steven Kirk, to the crowd at the Union League Club in the city's Loop. Big screens on the sides of the head ...
Quinn Poses Greatest Risk for Democrats of Losing Illinois Governor's Seat
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThe Republicans and Democrats in Illinois have yet to go through primaries to choose their candidates for governor, but general election match-ups indicate that the GOP has the best chance of taking the seat if the Democrat is incumbent Pat Quinn, according to a Public Policy Polling survey conducted Jan. 22-25. Fifty-five percent of voters disapprove of the job Quinn is doing compared to 25 percent who approve, with 21 percent undecided. Quinn took over the job last year when former Gov. Rod Blagojevich was ousted amid corruption charges. Former state GOP chairman Andy McKenna leads Quinn 42 ...
2nd Poll Shows Tight Primary Contests for Illinois Governor, but Clear Favorites for Senator
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyA Public Policy Polling survey of the Illinois governor and senate races pretty much mirrors a Chicago Tribune/WGN poll released yesterday: tight races among the Democratic and Republican hopefuls for their parties' gubernatorial nominations, while Democrat Alexi Giannoulias and Republican Mark Kirk are comfortably ahead of their contenders for the Senate nods. The poll was conducted Jan. 22-25. State Comptroller Dan Hynes has 41 percent to Gov. Pat Quinn's 40 percent with 19 percent undecided in the Democratic race. On the GOP side, state Sen. Kirk Dillard leads with 19 percent followed by ...
Both Parties' Primary Races for Illinois Governor Are Tight
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyIllinois Gov. Pat Quinn and state Comptroller Dan Hynes are running neck-and-neck in the contest for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, while three Republicans are bunched up in the race for their party's nod, according to a Chicago Tribune/WGN poll conducted Jan. 16-20. The primary is Feb.2. Quinn, who became governor last year when Rod Blagojevich was ousted in a corruption scandal, leads Hynes by 44 percent to 40 percent with 15 percent undecided. The margin of error is four points. Quinn had better than a 2-to-1 lead six weeks ago, but that "has evaporated amid concerns about the ...
GOP's Ryan Leads Quinn for Governor in Illinois, but Not Hynes
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyFormer Illinois Attorney General Jim Ryan, a Republicans, leads Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn in a 2010 gubernatorial match-up, but Hynes finds himself statistically-tied with Quinn's challenger in a party primary, comptroller Dan Hynes, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Dec. 20. ...
Quinn, Ryan Lead Primary Races for Governor in Illinois
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyIllinois Gov. Pat Quinn, who took the job after Rod Blagojevich was ousted amid corruption charges, has a big lead over state comptroller Dan Hynes, who is challenging him for the Democratic nomination, according to a Chicago Tribune/WGN-TV poll conducted Dec. 2-8. The primary will be held Feb. 2. ...
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