* Because of the Blagojevich hearing right now, I don’t have a lot of time, but take a look at this Rasmussen poll which has Bill Brady stomping Gov. Pat Quinn 48-35. Here’s the new result along with past Rasmussen polls in brackets….

Brady: 48 [44%, 43%, 47% 45%, 45%, 47%]
Quinn: 35 [37%, 40%, 36% 38%, 38%, 37%]
Some Other Candidate 6 [11%, 9%, 8% 5%, 7%, 6%]
Not sure 12 [9%, 8%, 10% 11%, 10%, 9%]

Oof.

* Some toplines…

* Would it be more accurate to describe Pat Quinn’s views as mainstream or extreme?

41% Mainstream
38% Extreme
21% Not sure

* Would it be more accurate to describe Bill Brady’s views as mainstream or extreme?

42% Mainstream
32% Extreme
26% Not sure

Those DGA ads aren’t working at all.

* From the pollster…

Thirty-six percent (36%) of Illinois voters now approve of the job Quinn is doing as governor, down seven points from earlier this month. Sixty percent (60%) disapprove. […]

Sixty-four percent (64%) view Brady as conservative, while only 16% see him as being moderate.

Forty-seven percent (47%) say Quinn is politically liberal, but 31% see him as moderate.

Despite these ideological differences, Illinois voters have similar perceptions of the two candidates’ views. Forty-two percent (42%) see Brady’s views as being in the mainstream, and 41% say the same of Quinn’s. But 38% of voters see Quinn’s views as extreme, while 32% feel that way about Brady’s. However, over 20% of voters have no opinion of either man’s views.

Brady is viewed Very Favorably by 16% of the state’s voters and Very Unfavorably by 19%.

Quinn earns Very Favorable marks from 10% and Very Unfavorable reviews from 33%.

…Adding… TPM’s PollTracker…