Polls

Yesterday I took my seat at the Civitas polling luncheon and began to chat with the other folks at the table. Turns out that the couple I sat down next to had come up from Wilmington specifically to attend the Take Back the State Rally, and that this was their first Civitas meeting. They heard about the rally from their WPTF affiliate, which had been promoting the event for several weeks.

The commentary part of the luncheon was like it always goes:

Kos just reported some absolutely delightful news--Tel Opinion Research, a Republican polling firm, has released a new poll showing Obama only down four points, right at the margin of error. It's 45 percent for McCain to 41 percent for Obama. It's official, folks--our state is in play.

Public Policy Polling released its latest polls on Monday and Tuesday and the news is good for most Democrats.

Rasmussen has recently come out with a a new poll showing Obama in a flat-footed tie with McCain. Considering last month McCain was nine points ahead, this could not be worse news for the Repubs.

Crossposted from Left Toon Lane, Bilerico Project & My Left Wing


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The N&O has poll results today for a variety of local issues, including the Durham DA race (Nifong will win), the Wake County school bonds (the bonds will fail), and general feelings about the state legislature, Congress, and other local issues. Interesting stuff.

I'm buried under work, but this news is too good to let languish on other little sites like MyDD and Daily Kos.

Charles Taylor - 40% (!)
Heath Shuler - 51% (first time over 50% in a poll)

Looks like those negative ads aren't working for Chainsaw Charlie. Looks like Heath's campaign knows what they're doing.

Surely this is unprecedented:

NORTH CAROLINA 11 - Democrat Heath Shuler, a former pro football player, leads Republican Rep. Charles Taylor 51-40 percent.

Of course, this doesn't mean by any means that we should rest...

From the Triangle Business Journal:

Poll: Majority feel they are underpaid

The Triangle Business Journal's nonscientific poll this week sought to determine our readers' opinions of their own salaries

Our readers were asked "How would you characterize your salary?"

Out of 188 total responses, nearly 55 percent, or 103 respondents, said they felt they were underpaid, compared to just 10 voters, or 5 percent, who felt they were paid too much.

I know it is a slow news time, but the Journal usually does better than tell us that people feel underpaid.