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Poll: Nutter in a rout & some Dems are worried
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ Oct 25, 2007 02:55pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Philadelphia Inquirer |
| News Date | Thursday, October 25, 2007 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Philadelphia Daily News article.
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"A new Daily News/Keystone poll finds Democratic mayoral candidate Michael Nutter with a lead so lopsided that Democrats running statewide are worried they could be harmed by a low turnout in the city.
Nutter leads Republican mayoral hopeful Al Taubenberger 74 percent to 8 percent among registered voters, and 83 percent to 8 percent among likely voters. (For details, visit www.thenextmayor.com)
"In all the 15 years I've been polling, I've never seen a major-party candidate in single digits two weeks before an election," said Terry Madonna, director of the Center for Opinion Research at Franklin & Marshall College.
The widest margin in a Philadelphia election for an open mayoral seat over the past 56 years came in 1991, when GOP candidate Frank Rizzo died during the campaign. Democrat Ed Rendell beat replacement candidate Joe Egan 64 percent to 30 percent.
An even-less-competitive mayoral race this year has resulted in little TV advertising, which further depresses voter interest and could spell trouble for statewide Democratic judicial candidates who want a robust turnout in Pennsylvania's strongest base of Democratic voters.
"There's no doubt about it, there's a real likelihood of a low turnout in the city, which could affect judicial races," Madonna said.
Read all the results of the Keyston Poll on www.TheNextMayor.comSuperior Court Judge Debra Todd, one of two Democrats running for the Supreme Court, has noticed the quiet mayoral election.
"I am very worried about it, quite frankly," Todd said yesterday. "I know that the mayor's race is not the big event that it was in the primary, but nonetheless it's important that people get out and express their voice through their votes, not only for mayor but for the other elections." |
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