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Easley Vs. Dole

By Anthony | January 27th, 2007 | 4:22 pm

According to a recent survey by Public Policy Polling, if NC Senator Elizabeth Dole and Governor Mike Easley went head-to-head in a senate election today, Easley would stand a good chance of coming out on top.

If the hypothetical head-to-head contest was held today, Governor Easley edges Senator Dole 44% to 41%.

Clearly Governor Easley is helped by his strong approval ratings. According to this survey, 50% of voters approve of Easley’s job performance, while 33% disapprove. This is a much stronger rating than Senator Dole’s: 36% approve and 36% disapprove.

As the survey points out, however, Easley has repeatedly said that he won’t run for the Senate. It’s doubtful anyone else would stack up as well right off the bat, but this suggests that beating Dole is at least within the realm of possibility.

(Via Kos, pointed out to me by a friend)

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3 Responses to “Easley Vs. Dole”

  1. Lex Says:
    January 29th, 2007 at 7:08 am

    Eh. Two years before the ’84 election, Jim Hunt led Jesse Helms, and there was even more reason to think Hunt would win: In his worst showing, he’d pulled more votes statewide than in Helms’s best showing.

    But Sen. Hunt? Not so much.

    This far out, polls mean nothing, whether the margin is 3 points or 30. I think Dole is vulnerable, but who knows what the circumstances will be in late ’08, or how ept (as opposed to inept) the respective campaigns will be?

  2. meblogin Says:
    January 29th, 2007 at 8:16 pm

    …how about that Dole has done little for NC….

    agree?

  3. Lex Says:
    February 5th, 2007 at 11:34 pm

    I ain’t goin’ there. No offense.