Showing posts with label Mississippi Association of Educators. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mississippi Association of Educators. Show all posts

Monday, July 30, 2007

The Way Things Were: Eaves Vs. Barbour

A poll done in April for the Mississippi Education Association showed how the state would have voted for Governor had the election had been held that day. The results broke down as follows:

35.4% Eaves
49.6% Barbour
15.0% Don't Know / No Reply

At this time nearly 1/3 of voters still had never heard of John Eaves while only 3% said that they didn't recognize Barbour's name.

The Way Things Were: Bryant Vs. Ross

A poll done in April for the Mississippi Education Association showed how Republican primary voters would have voted in the Lt. Governor's primary. The results are as follows:

37.7% Bryant
14.4% Ross
48.8% Don't Know / No Reply

It wasn't until June 15th that Charlie Ross first hit the airwaves soon to be followed by Bryant. The entire sample was taken before any television advertising in this race.

The Way Things Were: Franks Vs. Bryant/Ross

A poll done in April for the Mississippi Education Association showed how each Republican in the race for Lt. Governor matched up against Democratic Nominee Jamie Franks. The results are as follows:

33.1% Franks
36.6% Bryant
30.3% Don't Know / No Reply

32.8% Franks
29.3% Ross
37.9% Don't Know / No Reply

What I think is pretty amazing here is that Franks appears competitive at this point. Admittedly this comes before both Republicans spend over a half a million each, but a good chunk of that has been in tearing each other down. I'd like to see a newer poll since the advertising began if anyone would care to share it.

The Way Things Were: Republican SOS Primary

A poll done in April for the Mississippi Education Association showed how Republican primary voters would have voted in the primary for Secretary of State. The results are as follows:

3.6% Delbert Hosemann
26.6% Mike Lott
9.5% Jeffrey Rupp
2.6% Gene Sills
57.7% Don't Know / No Reply

Mike Lott had some name recognition from his race against Congressman Gene Taylor in 2004 in which he took 35% of the vote. He also shares someone's last name. :) It will be interesting to see how spectacularly Hosemann's media campaign has succeeded when the totals come in next week.

The Way Things Were: Hood Vs. Hopkins

A poll done in April for the Mississippi Education Association showed how the state would have voted for Governor had the election had been held that day. The results broke down as follows:

56.8% Jim Hood
19.4% Al Hopkins
23.8% Don't Know / No Reply

I don't expect Al Hopkins to only take 20% in November, but I also think the chances of Hopkins capturing a majority are nearly as slim.