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Published: 02/22/10

Another Poll Shows Culver Badly Trailing Branstad for Iowa Governor

By  Bruce Drake - Politics Daily
Another Poll Shows Culver Badly Trailing Branstad for Iowa Governor

A second poll in a week's time has Iowa's Democratic governor, Chet Culver, trailing former Republican Gov. Terry Branstad by double-digits. Branstad leads Culver 53 percent to 37 percent with 6 percent preferring some other candidate and 4 percent undecided, according to a Rasmussen Reports survey conducted Feb. 18. The margin of error is 4.5 points. A Research 2000 poll, conducted Feb. 15-17,had Branstad leading Culver 54 percent to 38 percent with 8 percent undecided. Another Republican hopeful, businessman Bob Vander Plaats, leads Culver 46 percent to 40 percent with 7 percent ...

Published: 02/19/10

Another Poll Shows GOP's Branstad with Big Lead Over Culver in Iowa

By  Bruce Drake - Politics Daily
Another Poll Shows GOP's Branstad with Big Lead Over Culver in Iowa

A new Research 2000 poll, conducted Feb. 15-17, confirms how much trouble Iowa Gov. Chet Culver is in, showing him way behind former GOP Gov. Terry Branstad and in a statistical tie with businessman Bob Vanderplaats. Branstad is leading Culver 54 percent to 38 percent with 8 percent undecided. Branstad enjoys an 89 percent level of support among fellow Republicans compared to Culver's 74 percent among Democrats. Independents break for Branstad by 60 percent to 32 percent with 8 percent undecided. That's about the same result as in a Des Moines Register poll conducted Jan. 31-Feb.3 ...

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Published: 02/15/10

Democrats' Culver Trails GOP's Branstad Badly in Iowa Governor Race

By  Bruce Drake - Politics Daily
Democrats' Culver Trails GOP's Branstad Badly in Iowa Governor Race

Republican Terry Branstad, who served four terms as Iowa's governor and is running to get his old job back, leads Democratic Gov. Chet Culver by 53 percent to 33 percent, with 5 percent preferring another choice and 9 percent undecided, according to a Des Moines Register poll conducted Jan. 31-Feb.3. Culver also finds himself in tight races with three other GOP hopefuls. Like many governors, Culver has struggled with budget problems due to the economic downturn, and it has taken its toll on his job-approval rating, which has dropped from 60 percent in January 2009 to 36 percent. Fifty-three ...

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