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ColesCountyDem

(6,944 posts) Sun Oct 12, 2014, 06:13 PM Oct 2014

Poll reaffirms Quinn's lead.

Gov. Pat Quinn may have an advantage over his opponent when it comes to political savvy, but it’s Republican Bruce Rauner’s business background that’s resonating with voters, a new Early & Often/We Ask America poll suggests.

The survey, conducted Oct. 8, shows Quinn and Rauner in a statistical dead heat with just over three weeks before Election Day.

Quinn had 44.5 percent to Rauner’s 41 percent — but that’s within the poll’s margin of error.

When asked which was more important in a gubernatorial candidate, 41 percent chose having business experience, 24 percent picked a political background, 25 percent said both and 8 percent said neither....

More: http://politics.suntimes.com/article/springfield/poll-voters-business-over-politics-dead-heat-gov-race/fri-10102014-737pm

Although Gov. Quinn's lead is within the poll's margin of error, this is the fourth statewide poll of likely voters to show him in the lead.

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Poll reaffirms Quinn's lead. (Original Post) ColesCountyDem Oct 2014 OP

It's scary because rauner has so much money. mucifer Oct 2014 #1

That he does, but apparently not enough. ColesCountyDem Oct 2014 #2

Last week I mailed in my absentee ballot where I voted for Quinn. Louisiana1976 Oct 2014 #3

"41 percent chose having business experience as most important" in a gubernatorial candidate. Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2014 #4

Well that's good... Stellar Nov 2014 #5

mucifer

(24,838 posts)

1. It's scary because rauner has so much money.

Reply to ColesCountyDem (Original post)

Sun Oct 12, 2014, 06:19 PM

Oct 2014

ColesCountyDem

(6,944 posts)

2. That he does, but apparently not enough.

Reply to mucifer (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 12, 2014, 06:32 PM

Oct 2014

His negatives are rising daily.

Louisiana1976

(3,962 posts)

3. Last week I mailed in my absentee ballot where I voted for Quinn.

Reply to ColesCountyDem (Original post)

Sun Oct 12, 2014, 08:18 PM

Oct 2014

Gidney N Cloyd

(19,847 posts)

4. "41 percent chose having business experience as most important" in a gubernatorial candidate.

Reply to ColesCountyDem (Original post)

Sun Oct 12, 2014, 09:03 PM

Oct 2014

I would have hoped our "first MBA president" would have put a permanent damper on that sort of opinion.

Stellar

(5,644 posts)

5. Well that's good...

Reply to Gidney N Cloyd (Reply #4)

Mon Nov 3, 2014, 10:35 PM

Nov 2014

" "41 percent chose having business experience as most important" in a gubernatorial candidate."

Especially if they know how to give-up Illinois jobs to other counties the way Rauner does. He's had lots of practice.

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