Finally, we are getting an Indiana poll !

[Tender Branson]

In 1 month ...

An intriguing national political environment featuring a compelling U.S. Senate primary, a Republican presidential contest coming to Indiana and the historic "rubber match" between the two major parties and how modern polling has evolved will be topics for national pollsters Christine Matthews and Fred Yang and Howey Politics Indiana Publisher Brian A. Howey in a seminar at DePauw University next week.

Matthews, Yang and Howey will unveil the Howey/DePauw Indiana Battleground Poll program at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 6, in Watson Forum, located within DePauw's Pulliam Center for Contemporary Media.  The program is presented free of charge and is open to all.

Matthews is a Republican pollster and owner of Bellwether Research in Washington, D.C., and has polled for Gov. Mitch Daniels and the Indiana Republican Party. Yang is a partner in Garin-Hart-Yang, a Democratic firm based in the nation's capital that has polled for the Indiana Democratic Party, Gov. Frank O'Bannon and Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson.

The two pollsters join Howey Politics Indiana, the widely-respected non-partisan political newsletter, in creating the Howey/DePauw Indiana Battleground Poll. The project will include two statewide surveys prior to the May 8 primary, surveying races for president, governor and U.S. Senate as well as the issues that will drive them. Prior to the Nov. 6 general election, polls will be conducted in September and late October on the presidential, gubernatorial, U.S. Senate and statewide offices. With each survey, Matthews and Yang will offer analysis from their political perspectives and Howey will offer his take from a non-partisan perspective.

"During the historic 2008 election there were more than 30 independent media polls conducted in Indiana," notes Howey (pictured above left). "Because of the financial status of many news media entities, we saw only a handful of independent media surveys during the 2010 cycle, and only one during the 2011 Indiana mayoral races."

Howey said that bringing respected Democratic and Republican pollsters such as Matthews and Yang will provide Howey Politics Indiana subscribers, HPI's media affiliates, and voters an accurate and transparent process in gauging the political races and the issues that drive them.

"Matthews and Yang have polled extensively in Indiana, know the state, and will provide bi-partisan analysis of the candidates and issues that will shape the 2012 elections. HPI subscribers and the general public will have at their disposal important data that will lead to accurate election forecasting."

http://www.depauw.edu/news-media/latest-news/details/28253

[Tender Branson]

""I'm looking forward to an insightful and interesting discussion with Brian Howey and Fred Yang of the issues and dynamics shaping the 2012 races in Indiana and nationally and what we'll be looking for in our first Battleground poll which will be out in just over a month," Matthews explains."

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Mid-April ? Even better ...

[Is Totally Not Feeblepizza.]

Mid-April? Ugh! I guess it'll be well worth the wait...

[Tender Branson]

Their new press release says "early April". So, probably next week ...

But maybe they are only doing a primary poll this time, you never know.

If they do a General Election poll too, I would still wait for 2 other polls to back up the results and to see if Indiana is competetive this year or not.

[Torie]

Is everyone sure Rick will stay in the race, at least in the manner that he is now, if he loses Wisconsin?  I am not quite so sure of that myself anymore.  The walls seem to be closing in. What is the point? I mean, the math really begins to get prohibitive. 

We may not get to Indiana.

[Rowan]

Santorum is in until at least PA. He will make that his last stand.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Even if Santorum wants to get out now, he will not get out before Gingrich does, nor is there any reason to.

[Daleworld]

Santorum won't get out now to prevent Gingrich from stealing his delegates.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

I don't think any of them will drop out until the convention. Besides, Santorum's the main not-Romney at this point, so he has even less reason to quit than Gingrich.

[Wisconsin+17]

Why would he get out before the convention?

[Tender Branson]

Their new press release says "early April". So, probably next week ...

But maybe they are only doing a primary poll this time, you never know.

The poll will be released tomorrow, but the worst-case scenario happens: They only polled the primaries ...

http://howeypolitics.com

[Tender Branson]

It get's even worse:

The results are only available to subscribers of this "Howey Report".

But the site says "the Senate race is a tossup".

Don't know though if the primary or the General is meant. But I think it's more likely that it's the primary.

[tmthforu94]

Funny you say that, as I was on the site not a minute or two ago.

Hopefully the results will be leaked out by the time I get home from school. If not, I have some connections who I believe are subscribed to this, and I'll get the information from them.

[Rowan]

Howey/DePauw Indiana Battleground Poll

GOP Primary
Santorum: 27%
Romney: 26%
Paul: 6%
Gingrich: 6%

Senate Primary
Lugar: 42%
Mourdock: 35%

General Governor
Pence: 44%
Gregg: 31%

http://howeypolitics.com/

[Tender Branson]

Howey/DePauw Indiana Battleground Poll

GOP Primary
Santorum: 27%
Romney: 26%
Paul: 6%
Gingrich: 6%

Senate Primary
Lugar: 42%
Mourdock: 35%

General Governor
Pence: 44%
Gregg: 31%

http://howeypolitics.com/

So, they posted it ...

And GE numbers too ...