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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 ...
Blanche Lincoln Tumbles Further in Arkansas Senate Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThe bottom looks like it's falling out for Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln's bid for re-election in Arkansas with a new poll showing her posting her lowest numbers yet in match-ups with five Republican hopefuls. Her challenger for the Democratic nomination, Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, doesn't do much better. Lincoln's support ranges from 29 percent to 31 percent against all the GOP candidates with the biggest deficit being a contest with Rep. John Boozman, who leads her 57 percent to 29 percent with 9 percent preferring another choice and 5 percent undecided, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll ...
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 ...
Poll Numbers Keep Getting Worse for Arkansas' Blanche Lincoln
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyAll of the Republicans running for the Arkansas seat held by Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln are ahead of her by double-digits and four of the five are garnering 51 percent of the vote against her, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted March 30. Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, who is challenging Lincoln for the Democratic nomination, fares somewhat better, but he still trails all but one of the GOP candidates by eight points or more. Rasmussen also notes that the number of undecideds is higher in the match-ups with Halter. Sixty-one percent of voters see Lincoln unfavorably, with 43 percent ...
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 ...
Lincoln Makes Gains in Arkansas Senate Race, But GOP Still Has the Edge
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyEmbattled Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln, who now has a challenger for the Democratic nomination in Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, has improved her weak numbers against Republican hopefuls running for her job, but still trails them as does Halter, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted March 1. Lincoln's support against the GOP candidates ranges from 38 percent to 41 percent while Halter gets between 33 percent and 38 percent. Rep. John Boozman leads Lincoln 48 percent to 39 percent with 6 percent preferring someone else and 7 percent undecided. Last month, he led her 54 percent to 35 ...
Blanche Lincoln's Prospects for Re-Election Look Dim in Arkansas Senate Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyIf four-term Republican Rep. John Boozman decided to jump in the race against Arkansas Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln, as he has hinted, he would be leading her by a commanding 56 percent to 33 percent margin, according to a Public Policy Polling survey conducted Jan. 29-31. Eleven percent are undecided. Lincoln also trails GOP state Sen. Gilbert Baker, who is an announced candidate. Baker leads her 50 percent to 35 percent with 15 percent undecided. Fifty-seven percent of voters say Lincoln should not run for re-election compared to 33 percent who support her for another term, with 10 ...
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. ...
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