Capitol Fax.com - Your Illinois News Radar

Nothing new here…

Posted in:

Illinois
Obama

Just in case you still care, the latest US Senate poll shows (surprise!) a total blowout.

The latest Rasmussen Reports survey shows Democrat Barack Obama holding a 64% to 20% lead over Republican Alan Keyes. The survey was commissioned by the Daily Southtown.

Just 46% of Republicans in the state plan to vote for their own party’s nominee. Eight percent (8%) of Republicans say they will not cast a vote in the Senate race.

Sixty-eight percent (68%) of Illinois voters have a favorable opinion of Barack Obama. Forty-two percent (42%) of voters describe the rising Democratic star as liberal while 34% describe him as mainstream.

For Keyes, 33% have a favorable opinion. Thirty-nine percent (39%) say he is an extremist and another 14% describe him as divisive. Just 7% say Keyes is in the political mainstream.

Overall, 59% of Illinois voters have an unfavorable opinion of Keyes including 39% who say they have a “very” unfavorable opinion of him.

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Oct 8, 04 @ 5:08 am

Comments

No comments on this post so far.