Research 2000 for Daily Kos (2/22-24, likely voters, 10/12/09-10/14/09 in parens):
Chris Coons (D): 35 (39)
Mike Castle (R): 53 (51)
Undecided: 12 (10)Chris Coons (D): 47
Christine O’Donnell (R): 31
Undecided: 22
(MoE: ±4%)
Rasmussen (2/22, likely voters, 1/25 in parens)
Chris Coons (D): 32 (27)
Mike Castle (R): 53 (56)
Other: 8 (5)
Undecided: 8 (13)
(MoE: ±4.5%)
Pretty similar numbers from both firms, though interestingly, Ras has Coons improving a bit while Research 2000 (albeit over a much longer timeframe) sees him dropping somewhat. R2K gives Coons 52-25 favorables, while Rasmussen has him much worse off, at 43-35 – but both show the same number of folks who have no opinion of the man. And both outfits also have Castle with essentially the same favorables, 65-30 (Ras) and 65-32 (R2K).
Christine O’Donnell, incidentally, is a teabagger who took 35% against Joe Biden in 2008. She also sought the privilege of getting slaughtered by Tom Carper in 2006, but scraped together a pathetic 17% in the GOP primary. She’s only raised about $20K this cycle, so I tend to doubt she’ll have much of an impact, though I guess we can always hope.
And as for Delaware’s at-large House seat (which Rasmussen apparently did not poll):
John Carney (D): 46 (44)
Charlie Copeland (R): 29 (21)
Undecided: 25 (35)John Carney (D): 50
Fred Cullis (R): 26
Undecided: 24John Carney (D): 45
Ferris Wharton (R): 35
Undecided: 20
(MoE: ±4%)
Right now, I’d rather be John Carney than any of the Republicans, but there are only two ways to run for office: unopposed, and scared – and Carney ain’t unopposed.