Poll has Duckworth leading Walsh by 9 points
Thursday, Aug 16, 2012 - Posted by Rich Miller
* The CREDO SuperPAC has a new survey of the 8th Congressional District race conducted by Public Policy Polling…
* Of the questions asking whether stuff that Joe Walsh said would make them more or less likely to vote for him, here’s what appears to be the strongest response…
* Another, perhaps more interesting result…
Crosstabs are here. 500 voters were polled August 13-14. The margin of error is +/- 4.38 percent.
* Meanwhile, Gov. Pat Quinn called Walsh the nation’s worst congressman yesterday…
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn calls outspoken Rep. Joe Walsh “the worst congressman in America.”
The Democratic governor didn’t mention Walsh by name Wednesday, but he was talking about congressional candidate Tammy Duckworth’s opponent. She’s running against Walsh, a Republican from McHenry.
Walsh, in reply, said Quinn was the nation’s worst governor…
The Walsh campaign quickly hit back, calling Quinn “the worst governor in the country presiding over a state with 8.6 percent unemployment and a massive unfunded pension liability.”
Quinn, spokeswoman Erin Rapp said, “should spend more time focusing on how to solve Illinois’ fiscal crisis and get Illinoisans back to work rather than share his unwarranted opinions on the congressman.'’
* Related…
* Joe Walsh Doubles Down On Radical Islam Comments
* Quinn Calls Walsh “Worst Congressman in America”: Erin Rapp, a Walsh spokesperson, brushed the criticism aside, telling Chicagoist that Walsh “completely agrees with Gov. Quinn that there is no place in Illinois for hate crime and religious intolerance.”
* VIDEO: Rep. Walsh Response to Homegrown Radical Islamic Terrorism