Global Strategy Group (PDF) for the Bill Foster campaign (Feb. 6-10, likely voters):
Foster (D): 43
Oberweis (R): 45
Undecided: 12
(MoE: ±4.3%)
Some other numbers from the polling memo: Oberweis has higher name rec, but much higher unfavorables (49-41) than Foster (40-14). Meanwhile, Foster polls far better among independents, 49-27. And for comparison’s sake, an April poll taken by GSG for Foster showed him losing to Denny Hastert 53-26.
You’ve probably heard that John McCain is doing a high-dollar fundraiser for Oberweis. I’d love it if Barack Obama would do the same. He’d probably raise three times as much, simply due to his campaign’s wildly higher energy level and the fact that this race is in Illinois. Fingers crossed that Obama shows up, soon.
UPDATE: That was quick. Obama has cut an ad for Foster. Don’t know if the actual video is available online yet.
Won’t he have to wait until after March 4?
Just wondering…
Obama’s backing would give us an idea of what kind of coattails he’d bring to a general election.
When is the election scheduled for?
By the way, as someone who has lived in Illinois all my young life, I can tell you this: Jim Oberweis is a terrible, terrible candidate. With Foster’s aggressive campaign and a potential ad spot with Obama in it, I really think we can pull this one out.