PPP is just filled with encouraging news today!
http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/...
PPP's newest South Dakota poll finds that the race has tightened since the summer, with Republican Mike Rounds now winning by only 6 points. He’s at 40% to 34% for Democrat Rick Weiland, with Libertarian Kurt Evans polling at 11%.
The Senate campaign is taking a toll on Rounds’ popularity. When PPP polled South Dakota in March he had a 51/34 favorability rating, but now voters are closely divided on him with 42% seeing him favorably to 40% with a negative opinion. Rounds’ standing has dropped with Democrats, Republicans, and independents alike.
Weiland actually has a better net favorability rating than Rounds at +9 with 28% of voters seeing him positively to 19% with a negative opinion. Weiland’s name recognition is lower than Rounds, but that also gives him more room to grow. 17% of Democrats are undecided compared to only 12% of Republicans. - PPP, 10/16/13
PPP surveyed 882 South Dakota voters from October 10th-13th on behalf of People for Weiland. The margin of error is +/-3.3%. PPP’s surveys are conducted through automated telephone interviews. Their poll also shows that Libertarian candidate Kurt Evans is also hurting Rounds because he is taking 11% of the vote. We could be seeing a repeat of the 2012 Montana U.S. Senate Race in South Dakota next year. The poll also shows that 39% blame President Obama and the Democrats, but 38% pinning it on Speaker Boehner and the Republicans.
The other good news is that Weiland's message about getting big money of out politics is resonating with voters:
68% of South Dakotans think that government has been taken over by big money interests, and by a 58/34 margin they’re concerned that Rounds will be too beholden to special interests. - PPP, 10/16/13
Again, excellent news! Lets help fuel Weiland's campaign and tighten this race some more so we can hold it for Team Blue:
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