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| Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), Poll numbers cratering |
| 2009-12-03 |
| Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) continues to trail in her bid for re-election, a new Rasmussen poll (500 LVs, 12/1, MoE +/- 4.5%) finds today. General Election Matchups Hendren 46 (+2 vs. last poll, 9/28) Lincoln 39 (-2) Und 9 (-1) Baker 47 (unch) Lincoln 41 (+2) Und 7 (+1) Coleman 44 (+1) Lincoln 40 (-1) Und 9 (-2) Cox 43 (unch) Lincoln 40 (unch) Und 10 (-1) Lincoln's numbers have not changed dramatically since she cast a key vote to bring health care legislation to the floor of the Senate. But Rasmussen finds that 56 percent of Arkansans are strongly opposed to the Democrats' plan; 9 percent somewhat oppose, while only 32 percent strongly or somewhat favor it. Lincoln leads her potential challengers among voters who support the plan, but trails by more than 50 points among voters who strongly oppose it. Favorable Ratings Lincoln 43 / 52 Hendren 41 / 19 Baker 40 / 19 Coleman 37 / 22 Cox 41 / 19 President Obama also fares poorly in the state, with just a 34 percent approval rating. A potential boost to Lincoln could be the strong performance of Gov. Mike Beebe (D) who'll be at the top of the ticket -- he has a 70 percent approval rating. |
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