The Pennsylvania gubernatorial race is tied
By Mark Kilmer Posted in 2006 — Comments (4) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »
The latest telephone poll from Strategic Vision is out -- 1200 likely voters in Pennsylvania, aged 18+, and conducted March 10-12 – and this race is tied: Governor Ed Rendell – 44%, Republican Lynn Swann – 44%, with an error margin of plus or minus three.
Rendell's performance approval rating is still below 50%, at 46%, with 36% disapproving. Over half of those surveyed, 51%, had a favorable opinion of Swann, with 26% thinking poorly of the man.
You can do your part to help Lynn Swann break this tie by visiting here, his secure server. The Rendell era is almost over.
(Cross-posted at the SwannBlog.)
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Rendell Swann
19-Jan Rass 43 45
9-Feb Harris 45 42
13-Feb Quinn 48 36
21-Feb Rass 46 43
14-Mar SV 44 44
If you'll notice, the Quinnipiac is the one to which The Lodger referred in his reply, and that one is the outlier. It is also nearly identical to the Quinnipiac rolled out in November, before Swann's announcement, tour, and the publicity which came with the Steelers' victory in Super Bowl XL.
In the country for us. It is not only important por Pennsylvania to elect a good Republican candidate, but it will be very important for the GOP in '08. Hillary will be able to get out the African-American vote in droves and if Swanny is in --and popular-- it will give us a good chance to win the state in '08. Without Pennsylvania it will be very hard for the Dems to win in '08.
Strategic Vision isn't excactly what I'd call definitive. Any more recent reliable polls?
Googling brings up a bit of a mish-mash. Fox News had Rendell ahead by double digits as of Feb 13.