Disclosure: I worked for the Lamont campaign doing web design and production and some writing for the official blog (from 9/5/06 to 11/07/06).
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Quinnipiac: Lieberman 65%, Lamont 19%
Another poll out, and this one looks less encouraging on its face: Lieberman is -3 from February, and Lamont is +6. However, 90% of the voters still say they "haven't heard enough" about Ned Lamont to form an opinion of him, down slightly from 93% in February. Point? As much as blogs and political junkies are paying attention to this race, barely anyone in the state has even heard of Ned Lamont. That will change, and soon.
Some other points:
Some other points:
- One big difference between the Quinnipiac poll and the Rasmussen poll that looked much better for Lamont is that Quinnipiac polled "registered Democrats" while Rasmussen polled "likely primary voters." It's obvious that there will be a huge difference between those two groups in this race, and that Lamont's base is much more motivated.
- Lieberman's job approval is at 59%, which is -4 since February.
- His "favorable" rating has bottomed out at only 48%. People don't like him, but they are willing to vote for him. Perhaps that changes as voters realize they have a real choice in this race.
- Lieberman takes 56-57% in a three-way race as an Independent, with Lamont taking 13%. You can see why he's keeping open the option to leave the party.
posted by tparty at 10:02 AM 
