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Iowa Governor: Culver (D) 47%; Nussle (R) 44%
Friday, October 27, 2006
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Iowa Secretary of State Chet Culver has broken his tie with Republican Jim Nussle in Iowa’s gubernatorial campaign. The most recent Rasmussen Reports election survey shows Culver leading Nussle 47% to 44% (see crosstabs). The candidates were tied at 42% just a few weeks ago. When leaners are added into the mix, Culver leads 49% to 45%. With unaffiliated voters tied, 86% of Democrats say they’re supporting Culver and 82% of GOP voters are backing Nussle. Thirty-eight percent (38%) voters say they’re “certain” to vote for Culver—a 10-point jump from October’s earlier survey. Thirty-five percent (35%) of Nussle’s supporters say they same of him; that’s a seven point improvement from a few weeks ago. Culver’s got a slight edge in the favorability race—54% view him favorably versus 51% who view Nussle favorably. Culver’s unfavorable score (42%) is two points shy of his opponent’s. Sixty-nine percent (69%) of Nussle’s supporters say they plan to vote for him because he’s their candidate of choice while 20% will support him simply to vote against Culver. Conversely, slightly more than half of Culver backers (53%) will choose him as their favored candidate and 41% will do so to vote against Nussle. Seventy-one percent (71%) of Iowa voters report following the news about former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley closely and a plurality (40%) rate the Republican leadership’s handling of the situation as “poor.” However, when asked how Democrats would have handled the situation had Foley been a Democrat, 46% say “about the same.” Forty percent (40%) believe it’s common for inappropriate relationships to occur between members of Congress and their staff; 41% disagree. Fifty-nine percent (59%) say the Foley issue will not be an important consideration when they head to the polls in November. Crosstabs available for Premium Members Only. Rasmussen Reports is an electronic publishing firm specializing in the collection, publication, and distribution of public opinion polling information. The Rasmussen Reports ElectionEdge™ Premium Service for Election 2008 offers the most comprehensive public opinion coverage ever provided for a Presidential election. Scott Rasmussen, president of Rasmussen Reports, has been an independent pollster for more than a decade.
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