Well here's some more news from PPP and it's out of South Carolina:
http://www.fitsnews.com/...
Nikki Haley’s reelection as governor of South Carolina is a foregone conclusion … right?
Right. That’s what all the national press says, anyway …
But is it? Even before Haley has to deal with the self-styled “independent Republican” candidacy of Upstate attorney Tom Ervin – or the libertarian bid of good-looking, sharp-shooting Steve French – she remains in a surprisingly competitive head-to-head race against S.C. Sen. Vincent Sheheen.
At least that’s the takeaway from a new Public Policy Polling (PPP) survey – the results of which were obtained exclusively by FITS.
According to PPP, “Haley is polling at 39 percent to 36 percent for Sheheen among voters who say they’ve made up their mind for this fall. Each candidate also receives another 10 percent of support from voters who say they may still change their minds between now and November, for a total breakdown of 49-46 percent.” - FITS News, 6/26/14
Here's a little more info:
http://www.thestate.com/...
The Public Policy Polling poll, released Wednesday, hinted at two themes Democrats may use in the fall to try to oust Haley — her refusal to expand Medicaid in the state and recent GOP scandals.
“Does Nikki Haley’s refusal to accept our tax dollars for purely political reasons give you major concerns, some concerns or no concerns at all about her?” the poll asked voters.
Almost two-thirds of those surveyed said they had “major” or “some” concerns.
Another question stated Republicans have been in complete control of South Carolina’s state government for more than a decade and referred to the indictment of Republican Lexington County Sheriff James Metts, ethics allegations against Republican House Speaker Bobby Harrell and “Nikki Haley’s continuing ethical questions.”
“Do you believe the Republican Party has been given too much power and that has led to its elected representatives becoming increasingly corrupt?” Public Policy Polling asked the S.C. voters.
About 41 percent strongly agreed the GOP is becoming corrupt, while 14 percent somewhat agreed.
“One of the things we wanted to know was to understand a little bit more about the public feelings about the many scandals and the failure of ethics that we’ve seen from the leadership in this state,” Sosanie said.
After asking those loaded questions, the poll re-asked the voters surveyed which candidate they would choose for governor.
This time, Sheheen was favored by 48 percent to 45 percent for Haley.
“What that shows is that the corruption issue and the Medicaid issue are the sorts of things that have the potential to move voters,” said Tom Jensen, director of Public Policy Polling. - The State, 6/26/14
You can read the results here:
http://www.scribd.com/...
Despite Haley being close to 50%, this still looks a serious race to me. Clearly the voters like and trust Sheheen more on the issues. He just has to get them out to the polls. We have a serious shot here so lets help Sheheen get ready to defeat Haley in November. Click here to donate and get involved with his campaign:
http://vincentsheheen.com/