Rasmussen (5/6, likely voters, 3/24 in parens):
Jay Nixon (D): 51 (46)
Sarah Steelman (R): 35 (39)Jay Nixon (D): 51 (48)
Kenny Hulshof (R): 35 (37)
(MoE: ±4%)
Damn, Nixon looks formidable. Mark Missouri down as the Democrats’ best gubernatorial pick-up opportunity in the nation this year.
I don’t know much about him. Is he at all progressive? This is Missouri so I guess I shouldn’t be expecting much.
Nixon will also have a HUGE cash advantage over the Republicans. They have a fairly late primary (August 5th. Thanks SSP primary calender!) and both canidates will likely have to pour all there money in to win that. Nixon by then will have a 5 million or more head start in cash.
I think it’s safe to say national efforts can now be focused on Jill Long Thompson and beating Mitch Daniels.
Does anyone have any idea how the DGA works? Do they spend money on ads like the DCCC and the DSCC? If so how much do they spend? I’d like to see them use all of there resources in Indiana.
there will be a Nixon as a dem governor and worse case scenareo a john kennedy as a republican southern senator? i think the universe might implode.
I can definitely see Nixon whipping Hulshof’s behind in the general. Hulshof, from what I hear and read, is not the greatest congressman.
Peter Kinder was running too!