CNN/Time poll: Coons up 16 over O'Donnell

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http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/22/cnntime-poll-coons-up-16-over-odonnell/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_politicalticker+%28Blog%3A+Political+Ticker%29

A new poll suggests that Delaware Republicans might have blown their chance to win back a Senate seat long held the by the Democrats.

According to a CNN/Time/Opinion Research Corporation poll released Wednesday, 55 percent of likely voters in Delaware say that they are backing Democratic Senate nominee Chris Coons, with 39 percent saying they support GOP nominee Christine O'Donnell. Among the wider pool of registered voters, Coons' leads O'Donnell by 25 points.

Last week O'Donnell upset longtime moderate Republican Rep. and former Gov. Mike Castle in the state's primary. O'Donnell, a conservative commentator who launched unsuccessful Senate bids in 2006 and 2008, was supported and helped by Tea Party activists and by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.


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According to the survey, a small but significant chunk of Republican voters may be helping to put Coons over the top. "CNN has conducted polls in nine other Senate races this fall, and the Democratic candidate has never gotten double-digit support among Republicans in any of them. But 15 percent of Delaware Republicans are choosing Coons. That may not sound like much, but in today's polarized political environment, it's a big advantage that any Democrat would like to have," Holland said.

The poll also indicates that Coons, the executive of New Castle County, holds a nearly two to one advantage among female voters, and takes 49 percent of the male vote to O'Donnell's 46 percent. Coons also has a 15 point advantage over O'Donnell among voters 50 and older, who tend to make up a larger percentage of the electorate in midterm elections than they do during presidential election years.

[PBS Poll-435]

1. She's closing in!

:rofl:

[aquart]

2. Thank you, God.

I really needed a ray of light today.

[KingFlorez]

3. Sounds like Coons is lining up all the necessary support

[WilliamPitt]

This race is over.

Alaska, West Virginia and New Hampshire need our attention.

[Saboburns]

15. Don't fret over West Virginia.

Manchin takes care of business in easy fashion.

[Dawson Leery]

22. Are you sure?

It seems that many want to cast a vote against Obama, even if it means denying a popular Governor office.

[Bluzmann57]

4. Must be a bunch of damn libruls

Gawd dern librul media. How dare they put down the tea party sweetheart.

Ok that's enough. Can't take the illiterate thing anymore.

[gratuitous]

5. Democrats are DOOOOOOOOOMED

Doomed, I tells ya! Christine O'Donnell is like, this unstoppable election machine, sucking up every available vote and laying waste to Democratic candidates and policies.

Oh wait; she's a perennial candidate who lucked through one extremely low-turnout primary thanks to a once-in-a-lifetime push.

[Barack_America]

6. I'm sure she has just the spell for that. nt

[BrklynLiberal]

7. How the hell does the witch even get 39% of likely voters?????????

:silly:

[Flubadubya]

8. I actually hope that all this "investigative attention" that O'Donnell is garnering now...

really doesn't uncover something that will make it imperative that she drop out of the race. If she's a total knock-off, let her stay!

Just sayin' :eyes:

[dennis4868]

9. If the Dem is leading by 16 points....

then why in the hell is CNN giving this race so much attention and is actually going to carry the debate live on CNN? Why not cover a debate where the race is close....

[azurnoir]

13. as presumably a male I would hope you could answer your own question n/t

[dennis4868]

17. why not show a female candidate who is actually...

leading or is close to her opponent in the polls...why a candidate who is getting killed in the latest polling?

[azurnoir]

18. cause she's cute she 's relatively young

and she makes a "good" diversion and IMO appeals to the "Burqa mystique" or what's really under that

[KansDem]

10. Hasn't she taken Sarah's advice yet and will speak only through FOX?

Oh, she has?

Nevermind...

[Pisces]

11. The lead should be 30 pts. She is a nut.

[Tatiana]

12. Is it me or is his lead increasing? n/t

[denverbill]

14. Come-on teabaggers! Keep throwing money at her instead of someone else! n/t

[Gin]

16. when she loses wonder what next race she will run for to pay her bills

she has 2 mill now...that should last a few years

[karnac]

19. she is kinda cute in a 80's sort of way.

After losing some baby fat, expect a half a mil from playboy, a mil from penthouse, or 200k from hustler.

double that for a lesbo spread(would fit in nicely with her curiosity and dna predilections)

[Arkana]

20. Let's hope it fucking STAYS that way.

[applegrove]

21. Woohoo!

:woohoo: