Elon University, a private school here in North Carolina, polls on issues of public policy and upcoming elections throughout the year. Normally, they release their polls on Fridays, to great press fanfare ... however, not this time ..
Heath Schuler is running against Charles Taylor in NC-11. The poll in that race was only released today (NC-08 will be released tomorrow).
The press release says:
A new Elon University Poll conducted in North Carolina's 11th U.S. House District shows 51 percent of respondents disapprove or strongly disapprove of Republican incumbent Charles Taylor's job performance in Congress. While 35 percent of respondents approve or strongly approve of Taylor, 47 percent of citizens approve or strongly approve of the Democratic challenger in the Nov. 7 election, Heath Shuler.
The poll, conducted October 22-26 by the Elon University Institute for Politics and Public Affairs, surveyed 400 residents in North Carolina's 11th U.S. House District. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.99 percent. The sample is of the population in general and does not restrict respondents by their voter eligibility or their likelihood of voting in the election.
However, in question 8 of the poll, 46% of the sample says they will vote for the Democratic Candidate, and 26% say that they will vote for the Republican. That is a much bleaker picture for Taylor than the press release indicates.
So, where is the press? I've looked at Google News all day -- and seen nothing.
Tomorrow is the NC-08 poll -- what is it going to look like?
The information is available at here.