Alright people, I know it been a heady day, but please don't start gloating too early. A new Democracy Corps/Quinlan poll out of North Carolina shows Kay Hagan leading Elizabeth Dole by a significant margin.
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At the risk of violating the all-Palin-all-the-time channel, here are the results of a new Democracy Corps/Quinlan poll just out:
Hagan 50% Dole 45%
In addition:
Republican Senator Elizabeth Dole is trailing her Democratic challenger, Kay Hagan, 50 to 45 percent. Less than half of voters (46 percent) are familiar with Hagan, while Dole receives troubling marks from voters—just 38 percent approve of the job she is doing as Senator, and voters are divided on her personal favorability ratings (37 percent favorable, 34 percent unfavorable).
And the Obama/McCain battle?
...most voters reject the notion that the Democrat is not ready to lead, and say they believe Obama will do a better job on critical economic issues:
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Over half (55 percent) of North Carolina voters believe the statement "has good judgment" describes Barack Obama and a majority of voters (54 percent) reject the notion that "not ready to lead" describes Obama.
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By a 52 to 38 percent margin, voters believe that Obama will do a better job than McCain on the economy and jobs.
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Amid attention on Obama’s position on domestic drilling for oil, North Carolina voters think that Obama will do a better job on energy policy by a wide 12 point margin (48 to 36 percent) as well as on gas prices (43 to 35 percent.
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Obama holds a small advantage over McCain on taxes, 46 to 41 percent, a remarkable finding for a Democrat in North Carolina.
More great news in the middle of the GOP convention. Don't get complacent and gloat, though. There's still a lot of work to be done before Novermber. This is just more evidence that the work will be worth it!