I guess this is the poll that Tim Kaine was referring to in his email yesterday. With six weeks to go, Glenn Nye has closed to within five points, 40%-45%.
From a telephone survey conducted among 400 likely voters in the Second Congressional District of Virginia. Interviews were conducted September21-22, 2008. The sampling error for this survey is plus or minus 4.9 percentage points.
Other tidbiits:
- Nye’s name recognition is up significantly – to 49%. As his name ID increases, this race will get even tighter. This confirms my earlier suspiscions that this race had gotten close.
- Drake has a net negative job rating. 45% rate Drake’s performance as a member of Congress as “excellent” or “good” while 47% rate her performance as “only fair” or “poor.”
- Drake’s overall favorable rating is narrowing. The poll shows that it is 42%+/35%-. In May, that number was 48%+/29%-
Nye is already airing his second TV ad, but as always, he can use some help. And money is always a good way to help 
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, from the 20th district in Florida, is the headliner at an upcoming fundraiser for Nye. The event will be held Monday, October 6 from 12pm to 1:30pm at the Town Point Club. For more details, contact Melissa at 216-9240 or by email.
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No hyphen in Wasserman Schultz.
Well, I copied it straight from the invitation so I guess I’d better let someone above my pay grade know about it
Everyone always does it, and she keeps wondering why everyone thinks she’s the sort of person who would hyphenate her name.
Vivian – Any link to the poll or is this from the Nye campaign? Just looking for more info.
Jason – this came from the Nye campaign. I don’t have any more info.
No wonder Thelma’s been lobbing residence attacks.
It’s sort of like traditional family values, Ian. Residency requirements are for other people’s families.