Greenberg Quinlan Rosner for Gary Peters (10/6-7, likely voters):
Gary Peters (D): 43
Joe Knollenberg (R-inc): 40
Jack Kevorkian (I): 5
Other: 5
Undecided: 8
(MoE: ±4.9%)
There’s a lot of good news for Gary Peters in this poll. Not only is he leading Knollenberg, the incumbent is sitting at only 40% — a perilous level. What’s more, Peters still has some room to grow — his name recognition is still only 48% in the district (compared to Knollenberg’s 80%, which is actually an unremarkable number for a long-time incumbent). it’s no wonder that Knollenberg has been begging pathetically for Sarah Palin to join him on the campaign trail after McCain pulled his operation from the state.
The full polling memo is available below the fold.
SSP currently rates this race as a Tossup.