It’s just a week away
April 29th, 2008, 2:12 pm · Post a Comment · posted by Barry Smith
One week from today, we’ll go to the polls, well, those of us who haven’t already cast our ballots in early voting. A recent Public Policy Polling survey gives us an insight into how things are going.
The most recent poll shows that former first lady and New York Sen. Hillary Clinton has halved the lead of Illinois Sen. Barack Obama in the Democratic presidential preference primary. However, Obama still maintains a 51-39 percent lead.
In the race for governor, Democratic Lt. Gov. Bev Perdue now leads state Treasurer Richard Moore by 14 points, 47 percent to 33 percent.
The GOP gubernatorial race has tightened. Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory now leads Johnston County state Sen. Fred Smith by just 5 points, 36 percent to 31 percent. Neither of the other major GOP candidates, Salisbury attorney and activist Bill Graham and former N.C. Supreme Court justice Bob Orr, have reached double digits.
In the race for U.S. Senate, GOP incumbent Sen. Elizabeth Dole and Guilford County state Sen. Kay Hagan appear to have comfortable leads for their party’s nomination.
PPP plans one more poll before next Tuesday’s primary.
