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.
VIVIAN J. PAIGE | All Politics is Local 
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.