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Bill Halter Makes Strong Showing Against Lincoln in Arkansas Primary Poll
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyLt. Gov. Bill Halter has cut into Sen. Blanche's Lincoln's lead in their race for the Democratic senatorial nomination in Arkansas and runs more strongly than she does in match-ups with potential Republican rivals, according to a Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll conducted April 26-28. While the new poll's results have the same bottom line for Lincoln's failing fortunes, it differs in degree from a Rasmussen Reports poll released Wednesday. In that poll, Lincoln was about 20 points or more behind four of five of the Republicans and in this one, the biggest Republican margins were about half that ...
Lincoln Leads Primary Foe, Lags Republicans in Arkansas Senate Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyEmbattled Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln has a 12 point lead over her opponent for the Democratic nomination, Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, but Halter fares slightly better than Lincoln in general election match-ups against most of the five Republican hopefuls, according to a Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll conducted April 12-14. Lincoln's support in all the match-ups with GOP hopefuls tops out at 43 percent, and her numbers in this poll haven't moved much since last month including in her contest with Halter. The survey has Lincoln leading Halter 45 percent to 33 percent with 16 percent undecided. The ...
Lincoln Leads Dem Primary Foe in Arkansas, but Trails All Republicans
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyEmbattled Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln is leading Lt. Gov. Bill Halter in their race for the Democratic nomination, but in general election match-ups, Halter runs more competitively than Lincoln against potential Republican opponents, according to a Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll conducted March 22-24. (This is a survey from last week on which we're playing catch-up). Lincoln leads Halter, who announced his challenge at the beginning of the month, by 44 percent to 31 percent, but with 25 percent undecided. That's despite the fact that about a third of Democrats view her unfavorably. Among all ...
Six Republicans All Within Reach of Blanche Lincoln in Arkansas Senate Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyTwo-term Sen. Blanche Lincoln, who has been a pivotal figure for the Democrats in mustering support for health care reform, finds herself in statistical dead-heats when matched against six potential Republican challengers for her seat, according to a Mason-Dixon poll conducted Jan. 18-20 for the Arkansas News Bureau/Stevens Media. Lincoln has leads within the poll's 4 point margin of error against four of the Republicans and trails two. A seventh Republican, Rep. John Boozman, said this week he might also get into the race. Lincoln leads businessman Curtis Coleman 40 percent to 39 percent ...
Lincoln Below 40 percent in Arkansas Senate Match-Ups
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailySupport for Arkansas' Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln is hanging just below 40 percent as she faces her fight for a third term, putting her behind four Republican candidates matched up against her in a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Jan. 5. ...
A Second Arkansas Senate Poll Shows Different Outlook for Lincoln
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyA Rasmussen Reports poll earlier today showed two-term Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln statistically-tied or running behind four potential Republican opponents, but a new Daily Kos/Research 2000 survey conducted Nov. 30 - Dec. 2 has Lincoln tied with or ahead of all four. Another difference between the two polls is the much larger numbers of undecideds. The poll was conducted Nov. 30. ...
Sen. Blanche Lincoln Trails Potential GOP Contenders for Her Arkansas Seat
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyTwo-term Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln, who finds herself at the center of the health care reform debate, is running behind or statistically tied with four potential Republican challengers for her Arkansas seat, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Dec. 1. ...
Democrat Lincoln Vulnerable in Arkansas Senate Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyTwo-term Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln faces an uphill battle to hold her seat for the Democrats in 2010 with four Republican challengers besting her in potential match-ups, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Sept. 28. ...
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