CO-Sen: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has endorsed former Lt. Gov. Jane Norton (R) in the Senate GOP primary, citing her as the more electable general election candidate. This could potentially help Norton shift back the momentum of the race to her after her Tea Party-backed opponent, Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck (R), has led by double-digits in recent polling.
IL-Sen: State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias's (D) respite from media criticism following Rep. Mark Kirk's (R) long line of mistakes and gaffes appears to be over. He has been subpoenaed in former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's trial.
IA-Sen: EMILY's List, a group that raises money for pro-choice female candidates, has endorsed former U.S. Attorney Roxanne Conlin (D) in her underdog bid against Sen. Chuck Grassley (R). Polls have been all over the place in this race--some showing her down by single digits and others showing her down by more than 20 points. But this endorsement will definitely give Conlin a financial boost (even though she has her own money to pour into the race) as she takes on the entrenched Republican incumbent.
KS-Sen: A new Survey USA poll finds Rep. Jerry Moran (R) leading Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R) in the Senate GOP primary by 20 points, 53% to 33%. Looks like Sarah Palin needs to come stump for Tiahrt sooner rather than later.
SC-Sen: South Carolina law enforcement officials will investigate if any laws were broken with the way that Democratic Senate nominee Alvin Greene (D) has been representing his personal finances. The focus will probably be on how collected the $10,400 to pay the filing fee to run for Senate while he couldn't even afford to hire a lawyer for the felony obscenity charges he faces.
FL-Gov: Newt Gingrich is the latest Republican to endorse Attorney General Bill McCollum's (R) gubernatorial campaign, as he fends off a challenge from self-funding former health care executive Rick Scott (R). Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush were the last two big-name Republicans to endorse McCollum. Meanwhile, Bud Chiles (I) is refusing to drop out of the race despite complaints from Democrats that his candidacy will siphon off votes from state CFO Alex Sink (D) and allow a Republican victory.
SC-Gov: A new Rasmussen poll finds state Rep. Nikki Haley (R) leading state Sen. Vincent Sheheen (D) by 12 points, 52% to 40%. Their previous poll of the race found Haley up by 21 points, but that can be attributed to the large post-primary-victory bumps that Rasmussen has consistently found for candidates of both parties across the country.
MS-01: Following an endorsement from the National Rifle Association last week, Rep. Travis Childers (D) now has the backing of National Right to Life, an anti-abortion organization. It looks like Childers is winning the early battle to establish conservative bona fides in his race against state Sen. Alan Nunnelee (R).
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Monday, June 28, 2010
Friday, June 18, 2010
Daily Rundown: 6/18/10
FL-Sen: Billionaire Jeff Greene (D) is up with an attack ad against primary rival Rep. Kendrick Meek (D) calling for an ethics investigation of Meek's ties to an indicted real estate developer...in the Washington, D.C. market. It looks like he's trying to persuade members of the House Ethics and Oversight Committee to take up the case (an extreme longshot), but wouldn't it have been a smarter move to air it in the state where all the voters are? But then again, he can probably afford both.
In other news, Marco Rubio (R) is facing foreclosure on a home in Tallahassee that he owns with state Rep. David Rivera (R), who is running for Congress in Florida's 25th district. Rubio's campaign said the issue has been resolved in court.
SC-Sen: The South Carolina Democratic Party rejected Vic Rawl's challenge to the results of the Democratic primary, finding no evidence of foulplay or malfunction. This means that Alvin Greene (D) will carry the Democratic torch against Sen. Jim DeMint (R) in the general election. Good luck with that.
MN-Gov: A new Survey USA poll shows likely GOP nominee state Rep. Tom Emmer (R) in a tight race with any of the top three Democrats running. Former Sen. Mark Dayton (D) leads Emmer 38% to 35%, while Emmer edges state House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher (D) 35% to 33% and tops state Rep. Matt Entenza (D) 37% to 33%. In the Democratic primary, Dayton holds a 13-point lead over Kelliher, 39% to 26%, with Entenza trailing at 22%.
OK-Gov: A new Sooner poll finds Rep. Mary Fallin (R) in a strong position to take back the governor's mansion for the GOP this fall. She leads Lt. Gov. Jari Askins (D) 49% to 36%, and leads Attorney General Drew Edmondson (D) 50% to 35%. The Democratic primary is about tied with Edmondson edging Askins, 37% to 36%.
TX-Gov: A new Rasmussen poll finds incumbent Gov. Rick Perry (R) only slightly ahead of his Democratic rival, former Houston Mayor Bill White (D). Perry leads White 48% to 40%. Their previous poll of the race, from last month, showed Perry with a 13-point lead.
In other news, Marco Rubio (R) is facing foreclosure on a home in Tallahassee that he owns with state Rep. David Rivera (R), who is running for Congress in Florida's 25th district. Rubio's campaign said the issue has been resolved in court.
SC-Sen: The South Carolina Democratic Party rejected Vic Rawl's challenge to the results of the Democratic primary, finding no evidence of foulplay or malfunction. This means that Alvin Greene (D) will carry the Democratic torch against Sen. Jim DeMint (R) in the general election. Good luck with that.
MN-Gov: A new Survey USA poll shows likely GOP nominee state Rep. Tom Emmer (R) in a tight race with any of the top three Democrats running. Former Sen. Mark Dayton (D) leads Emmer 38% to 35%, while Emmer edges state House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher (D) 35% to 33% and tops state Rep. Matt Entenza (D) 37% to 33%. In the Democratic primary, Dayton holds a 13-point lead over Kelliher, 39% to 26%, with Entenza trailing at 22%.
OK-Gov: A new Sooner poll finds Rep. Mary Fallin (R) in a strong position to take back the governor's mansion for the GOP this fall. She leads Lt. Gov. Jari Askins (D) 49% to 36%, and leads Attorney General Drew Edmondson (D) 50% to 35%. The Democratic primary is about tied with Edmondson edging Askins, 37% to 36%.
TX-Gov: A new Rasmussen poll finds incumbent Gov. Rick Perry (R) only slightly ahead of his Democratic rival, former Houston Mayor Bill White (D). Perry leads White 48% to 40%. Their previous poll of the race, from last month, showed Perry with a 13-point lead.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Daily Rundown: 6/17/10
AR-Sen: The first general election poll of this race comes from Rasmussen, and boy is it a doozy. It finds Rep. John Boozman (R) crushing Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D) by 29 points, 61% to 32%. The crazy thing is that this margin sounds about right. At this point, The Election Frontier is comfortable changing the rating of this race from Lean GOP to Likely GOP.
SC-Sen: Politico reports that former staffers of wealthy heiress Linda Ketner (D), who narrowly lost to Rep. Henry Brown (R) in 2008, "are mounting an effort to place her name on this year's Senate ballot as an independent candidate against Sen. Jim DeMint." She wants to be the "credible" candidate in the race after unknown unemployed veteran Alvin Greene (D) somehow won the Democratic nomination.
CA-Gov: Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman (R) is up with a new ad--in Spanish--touting her opposition to Arizona's immigration law. For those of you who remember the GOP gubernatorial primary, Whitman seemed to support the law by denying that she had any problems with it and airing an ad with the image of a border fence in it. Whether Latinos in California will buy this is an entirely different story.
MI-Gov: Apparently this is a hot race to poll. Yet another poll, this time from Inside Michigan Politics, finds Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R) will a small lead over the rest of the GOP pack. He leads with 21%, followed by Rick Snyder with 15%, followed by Mike Cox and Mike Bouchard with 10%. These results are similar to a Magellan Strategies poll released yesterday, except this new poll finds there are a lot more undecideds out there.
AL-05: The wounds are starting to heal. House GOP leaders are now starting to get behind the campaign of Madison County Commissioner Mo Brooks (R), who ousted party-switching Rep. Parker Griffith (R) in the Republican primary earlier this month. Minority Leader John Boehner, Minority Whip Eric Cantor, and NRCC recruitment chair Kevin McCarthy--who all vocally supported Griffith in the primary--each gave a few thousand dollars to Brooks's campaign. He's also drawing some support from Alabama's congressional delegation, who also supported Griffith.
DE-AL: GOP activist Kevin Wade (R) is dropping out of the Republican primary, as he never seemed to catch on with the moderate Republicans of Delaware. That leaves businesswoman and philanthropist Michele Rollins (R) and developer Glen Urquhart (R)--who both have the ability to self-fund their candidacies--vying for the GOP nomination to take on former Lt. Gov. John Carney (D) in the general election.
NC-08: The same PPP poll that came out two days ago showing former sportscaster Harold Johnson (R) outperforming businessman Tim D'Annunzio (R) in the general election also shows Johnson leading D'Annunzio in the runoff, 49% to 39%.
SC-Sen: Politico reports that former staffers of wealthy heiress Linda Ketner (D), who narrowly lost to Rep. Henry Brown (R) in 2008, "are mounting an effort to place her name on this year's Senate ballot as an independent candidate against Sen. Jim DeMint." She wants to be the "credible" candidate in the race after unknown unemployed veteran Alvin Greene (D) somehow won the Democratic nomination.
CA-Gov: Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman (R) is up with a new ad--in Spanish--touting her opposition to Arizona's immigration law. For those of you who remember the GOP gubernatorial primary, Whitman seemed to support the law by denying that she had any problems with it and airing an ad with the image of a border fence in it. Whether Latinos in California will buy this is an entirely different story.
MI-Gov: Apparently this is a hot race to poll. Yet another poll, this time from Inside Michigan Politics, finds Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R) will a small lead over the rest of the GOP pack. He leads with 21%, followed by Rick Snyder with 15%, followed by Mike Cox and Mike Bouchard with 10%. These results are similar to a Magellan Strategies poll released yesterday, except this new poll finds there are a lot more undecideds out there.
AL-05: The wounds are starting to heal. House GOP leaders are now starting to get behind the campaign of Madison County Commissioner Mo Brooks (R), who ousted party-switching Rep. Parker Griffith (R) in the Republican primary earlier this month. Minority Leader John Boehner, Minority Whip Eric Cantor, and NRCC recruitment chair Kevin McCarthy--who all vocally supported Griffith in the primary--each gave a few thousand dollars to Brooks's campaign. He's also drawing some support from Alabama's congressional delegation, who also supported Griffith.
DE-AL: GOP activist Kevin Wade (R) is dropping out of the Republican primary, as he never seemed to catch on with the moderate Republicans of Delaware. That leaves businesswoman and philanthropist Michele Rollins (R) and developer Glen Urquhart (R)--who both have the ability to self-fund their candidacies--vying for the GOP nomination to take on former Lt. Gov. John Carney (D) in the general election.
NC-08: The same PPP poll that came out two days ago showing former sportscaster Harold Johnson (R) outperforming businessman Tim D'Annunzio (R) in the general election also shows Johnson leading D'Annunzio in the runoff, 49% to 39%.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Daily Rundown: 6/14/10
IL-Sen: Conservative businessman Mike Niecestro is reportedly mulling an independent run for the state's open Senate seat. Said Niecestro: "There is no difference between Mark Kirk (R) and Alexi Giannoulias (D)." He added: "I am a disgusted Republican who has had it with the people the party throws at us." He said that he would be willing to throw in $1 million out of his own pocket to boost his chances. Conventional wisdom is that if Niecestro joins the race, it could be a big boon to Giannoulias as he could siphon votes away on Kirk's right flank.
KY-Sen: The Louisville Courier-Journal reports that Rand Paul (R) is not a board-certified ophthalmologist like he claims to be, and that he hasn't been for the past five years. Asked when he would comment on the issue, Paul responded: "Uh, you know, never... What does this have to do with our election?"
SC-Sen: Charleston City Councilman Vic Rawl (D), the Democrat that was defeated by political unknown Alvin Greene (D) in Tuesday's primary, is calling for a formal investigation of the election results. He claims that investigation is not targeted against Greene, but rather against the touch-screen voting machines. White House adviser David Axelrod also weighed in on the situation, saying the result "doesn't appear" legitimate.
AL-Gov: As state Rep. Robert Bentley (R) pivots toward the July 13 runoff against former college chancellor Bradley Byrne (R), he has started to shake up his staff and bring in former aides to Mike Huckabee (R). He hired Bryan Sanders, a top aide to Huckabee's 2008 presidential campaign, as his new campaign manager, among others.
FL-Gov: Mitt Romney will endorse and fundraise for Attorney General Bill McCollum (R) in his primary battle against self-funding former health care executive Rick Scott (R). Meanwhile, Scott has challenged McCollum to a series of four televised debates ahead of the August 24 primary.
MI-Gov: A new Rasmussen poll finds all three of the top GOP contenders (Rep. Pete Hoekstra, Attorney Gen. Mike Cox, and businessman Rick Snyder) leading both Democratic candidates (State House Speaker Andy Dillon and Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero). Snyder still appears to be the strongest general election candidate for the GOP. Meanwhile, Cox picked up the endorsement of the anti-abortion group "Right to Life Michigan."
OH-Gov: Here's some good news for Gov. Ted Strickland (D). The NRA is endorsing him over former Rep. John Kasich (R) in his reelection bid.
SC-Gov: A new Rasmussen poll shows state Rep. Nikki Haley (R) outperforming her runoff rival, Rep. Gresham Barrett (R), in general election match-ups with state Sen. Vincent Sheheen (D). The poll finds Haley leading Sheheen by 21 points, while Barrett only leads by 8 points. Meanwhile, despite early whispers of her being whisked to the national stage, Haley is promising to serve a full term if elected.
AL-02: Businessman Rick Barber (R), the Tea Party favorite in the Alabama 2nd district runoff, is up with an...interesting new ad called "Gather Your Armies". You just have to see it for yourself. Barber will face Montgomery City Councilwoman Martha Roby (R), the establishment favorite, in the July 13 runoff.
KY-Sen: The Louisville Courier-Journal reports that Rand Paul (R) is not a board-certified ophthalmologist like he claims to be, and that he hasn't been for the past five years. Asked when he would comment on the issue, Paul responded: "Uh, you know, never... What does this have to do with our election?"
SC-Sen: Charleston City Councilman Vic Rawl (D), the Democrat that was defeated by political unknown Alvin Greene (D) in Tuesday's primary, is calling for a formal investigation of the election results. He claims that investigation is not targeted against Greene, but rather against the touch-screen voting machines. White House adviser David Axelrod also weighed in on the situation, saying the result "doesn't appear" legitimate.
AL-Gov: As state Rep. Robert Bentley (R) pivots toward the July 13 runoff against former college chancellor Bradley Byrne (R), he has started to shake up his staff and bring in former aides to Mike Huckabee (R). He hired Bryan Sanders, a top aide to Huckabee's 2008 presidential campaign, as his new campaign manager, among others.
FL-Gov: Mitt Romney will endorse and fundraise for Attorney General Bill McCollum (R) in his primary battle against self-funding former health care executive Rick Scott (R). Meanwhile, Scott has challenged McCollum to a series of four televised debates ahead of the August 24 primary.
MI-Gov: A new Rasmussen poll finds all three of the top GOP contenders (Rep. Pete Hoekstra, Attorney Gen. Mike Cox, and businessman Rick Snyder) leading both Democratic candidates (State House Speaker Andy Dillon and Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero). Snyder still appears to be the strongest general election candidate for the GOP. Meanwhile, Cox picked up the endorsement of the anti-abortion group "Right to Life Michigan."
OH-Gov: Here's some good news for Gov. Ted Strickland (D). The NRA is endorsing him over former Rep. John Kasich (R) in his reelection bid.
SC-Gov: A new Rasmussen poll shows state Rep. Nikki Haley (R) outperforming her runoff rival, Rep. Gresham Barrett (R), in general election match-ups with state Sen. Vincent Sheheen (D). The poll finds Haley leading Sheheen by 21 points, while Barrett only leads by 8 points. Meanwhile, despite early whispers of her being whisked to the national stage, Haley is promising to serve a full term if elected.
AL-02: Businessman Rick Barber (R), the Tea Party favorite in the Alabama 2nd district runoff, is up with an...interesting new ad called "Gather Your Armies". You just have to see it for yourself. Barber will face Montgomery City Councilwoman Martha Roby (R), the establishment favorite, in the July 13 runoff.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Daily Rundown: 6/10/10
CO-Sen: GOP pollster Magellan Strategies released a poll showing Weld County District Attorney and Tea Party favorite Ken Buck (R) leading former Lt. Gov. Jane Norton (R), the "establishment" candidate, 42% to 32%. While Buck does seem to be closing on Norton very well (last month's PPP poll had Norton only up by 5 points), this lead looks a bit too large given that the dynamics of the race haven't changed much since last month. But it looks like Norton's seeing a similar Buck surge in her internals and is going up with an ad in the right-leaning Colorado Springs area, trying to make inroads with the kind of conservative voters that have supported Buck so far.
CT-Sen: A new Quinnipiac poll finds Attorney General Richard Blumenthal (D) leading Linda McMahon (R) 55% to 35%. This 20-point margin is a good deal larger than McMahon's internal poll found yesterday, which only had her down by 13.
KY-Sen: Looks like the wounds between Rand Paul (R) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) are starting to heal. Despite their long-running disputes and differences, McConnell announced that he will host a fundraiser for Paul. McConnell, of course, strongly backed Secretary of State Trey Grayson against Paul in the GOP primary last month.
NV-Sen: A new Rasmussen poll finds newly-minted GOP nominee Sharron Angle with a double-digit lead over Sen. Harry Reid (D). According to the poll, Angle leads Reid 50% t0 39%. While I do think Angle has the slight edge in the race at this point, this lead seems a little much. And Rasmussen has been known to find huge post-primary bumps for Republicans (see: Paul, Rand), so take this with a grain of salt. Meanwhile, Bill Clinton--fresh off of his successful stumping for Blanche Lincoln in Arkansas--will hold a rally for Reid next week.
NC-Sen: Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner (D), who lost the state's Democratic primary to DSCC favorite Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher (D) last month, is backing North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall (D) in the state's June 22 runoff. Marshall is another woman who's running against a DSCC favorite in the form of former state Sen. Cal Cunningham (D), who finished second to Marshall in the first round of voting on May 4. "Like me, she was told to stay out of her state's U.S. Senate race," Brunner wrote in a fundraising e-mail for Marshall. "Like me, she didn't look back."
SC-Sen: Alvin Greene (D); an unknown, unemployed veteran who did not campaign, raise or spend money or release ads, and paid the $10,000 filing fee out of pocket; shocked South Carolina Democrats by winning the Democratic nomination to take on Sen. Jim DeMint (R) over Charleston City Councilman Vic Rawl (D) on Tuesday. This race was not even supposed to be close, but Greene won by an astounding 18-point margin.
Some attribute it to Greene being black in a state with majority black Democratic electorate. Some attribute it to his name being first on the ballot. But that doesn't seem enough to explain this anomaly and now, House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-SC), among others, are questioning whether Greene was some sort of "plant" by the GOP. Clyburn even called for an investigation. Meanwhile, after his win, it was released that he was charged with showing a college student obscene photos last fall. Despite pressure to drop out, Greene is vowing to stay in the race. Could this story get any stranger?
AL-Gov: Businessman Tim James (R), who lost a spot in the GOP gubernatorial runoff to state Rep. Robert Bentley (R) by just 208 votes, is asking for a statewide recount. And he's willing to dish out the $200,000 to pay for it. Meanwhile, Bentley is pivoting to the runoff against state Sen. Bradley Byrne (R). The winner of that will face state Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks (D) in the general election.
CA-Gov: A new Rasmussen poll finds Attorney General Jerry Brown (D) in a statistical dead heat with former eBay CEO Meg Whitman (R) a mere two days after the primary. Brown edges Whitman 45% to 44%.
CT-Gov: Quinnipiac also took a look at Connecticut's gubernatorial Democratic primary. They found Ned Lamont (D) with a comfortable 17-point lead over Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy (D), 39% to 22%.
IL-Gov: A new Rasmussen poll shows state Sen. Bill Brady (R) expanding his lead over Gov. Pat Quinn (D). Brady now leads Quinn by 11 points, 47% to 36%. Their previous poll showed Brady up by 7 points. Brady has been hammering Quinn on airwaves recently, tying the governor to Rod Blagojevich and the state's economic woes.
SC-Gov: Nikki Haley (R) released an internal poll showing her with a huge lead, 62% to 28%, over Rep. Gresham Barrett (R) in the GOP gubernatorial runoff. Meanwhile, Mitt Romney isn't missing a beat and will campaign for Haley "soon," meaning before the runoff vote. Romney is likely trying to curry more favor with the likely future governor after she got a bit too chummy with Sarah Palin in the weeks leading up to the primary.
ID-01: A new poll from Greg Smith and Associates shows state Rep. Raul Labrador (R) starting out with a 12-point lead over freshman Rep. Walt Minnick (D), leading the congressman 36% to 24%. Minnick spokesman John Foster derided the poll as a "joke," calling Smith "notorious for being inaccurate."
NY-13: Politico reports: "Lou Wein, a repeated unsuccessful candidate for statewide office over the years, says he'll join the Republican primary fray to take on Democratic Rep. Mike McMahon in the fall." Wein will join former FBI Agent Michael Grimm (R), who's been endorsed by the state Conservative Party, and Michael Allegretti (R), who's been endorsed by the Staten Island GOP.
CT-Sen: A new Quinnipiac poll finds Attorney General Richard Blumenthal (D) leading Linda McMahon (R) 55% to 35%. This 20-point margin is a good deal larger than McMahon's internal poll found yesterday, which only had her down by 13.
KY-Sen: Looks like the wounds between Rand Paul (R) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) are starting to heal. Despite their long-running disputes and differences, McConnell announced that he will host a fundraiser for Paul. McConnell, of course, strongly backed Secretary of State Trey Grayson against Paul in the GOP primary last month.
NV-Sen: A new Rasmussen poll finds newly-minted GOP nominee Sharron Angle with a double-digit lead over Sen. Harry Reid (D). According to the poll, Angle leads Reid 50% t0 39%. While I do think Angle has the slight edge in the race at this point, this lead seems a little much. And Rasmussen has been known to find huge post-primary bumps for Republicans (see: Paul, Rand), so take this with a grain of salt. Meanwhile, Bill Clinton--fresh off of his successful stumping for Blanche Lincoln in Arkansas--will hold a rally for Reid next week.
NC-Sen: Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner (D), who lost the state's Democratic primary to DSCC favorite Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher (D) last month, is backing North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall (D) in the state's June 22 runoff. Marshall is another woman who's running against a DSCC favorite in the form of former state Sen. Cal Cunningham (D), who finished second to Marshall in the first round of voting on May 4. "Like me, she was told to stay out of her state's U.S. Senate race," Brunner wrote in a fundraising e-mail for Marshall. "Like me, she didn't look back."
SC-Sen: Alvin Greene (D); an unknown, unemployed veteran who did not campaign, raise or spend money or release ads, and paid the $10,000 filing fee out of pocket; shocked South Carolina Democrats by winning the Democratic nomination to take on Sen. Jim DeMint (R) over Charleston City Councilman Vic Rawl (D) on Tuesday. This race was not even supposed to be close, but Greene won by an astounding 18-point margin.
Some attribute it to Greene being black in a state with majority black Democratic electorate. Some attribute it to his name being first on the ballot. But that doesn't seem enough to explain this anomaly and now, House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-SC), among others, are questioning whether Greene was some sort of "plant" by the GOP. Clyburn even called for an investigation. Meanwhile, after his win, it was released that he was charged with showing a college student obscene photos last fall. Despite pressure to drop out, Greene is vowing to stay in the race. Could this story get any stranger?
AL-Gov: Businessman Tim James (R), who lost a spot in the GOP gubernatorial runoff to state Rep. Robert Bentley (R) by just 208 votes, is asking for a statewide recount. And he's willing to dish out the $200,000 to pay for it. Meanwhile, Bentley is pivoting to the runoff against state Sen. Bradley Byrne (R). The winner of that will face state Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks (D) in the general election.
CA-Gov: A new Rasmussen poll finds Attorney General Jerry Brown (D) in a statistical dead heat with former eBay CEO Meg Whitman (R) a mere two days after the primary. Brown edges Whitman 45% to 44%.
CT-Gov: Quinnipiac also took a look at Connecticut's gubernatorial Democratic primary. They found Ned Lamont (D) with a comfortable 17-point lead over Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy (D), 39% to 22%.
IL-Gov: A new Rasmussen poll shows state Sen. Bill Brady (R) expanding his lead over Gov. Pat Quinn (D). Brady now leads Quinn by 11 points, 47% to 36%. Their previous poll showed Brady up by 7 points. Brady has been hammering Quinn on airwaves recently, tying the governor to Rod Blagojevich and the state's economic woes.
SC-Gov: Nikki Haley (R) released an internal poll showing her with a huge lead, 62% to 28%, over Rep. Gresham Barrett (R) in the GOP gubernatorial runoff. Meanwhile, Mitt Romney isn't missing a beat and will campaign for Haley "soon," meaning before the runoff vote. Romney is likely trying to curry more favor with the likely future governor after she got a bit too chummy with Sarah Palin in the weeks leading up to the primary.
ID-01: A new poll from Greg Smith and Associates shows state Rep. Raul Labrador (R) starting out with a 12-point lead over freshman Rep. Walt Minnick (D), leading the congressman 36% to 24%. Minnick spokesman John Foster derided the poll as a "joke," calling Smith "notorious for being inaccurate."
NY-13: Politico reports: "Lou Wein, a repeated unsuccessful candidate for statewide office over the years, says he'll join the Republican primary fray to take on Democratic Rep. Mike McMahon in the fall." Wein will join former FBI Agent Michael Grimm (R), who's been endorsed by the state Conservative Party, and Michael Allegretti (R), who's been endorsed by the Staten Island GOP.
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