WV: Public Policy Polling: Rockefeller (D) Leads WV by 18%

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

New Poll: West Virginia Senator by Public Policy Polling on 2008-10-30

Summary: D: 58%, R: 40%, U: 2%

Poll Source URL: Full Poll Details

Q3 The candidates for US Senate are Democrat

Jay Rockefeller and Republican Jay Wolfe. If

the election was today, who would you vote

for? If you would vote for the Democrat, Jay

Rockefeller, press 1. If for the Republican, Jay

Wolfe, press 2. If you’re undecided, press 3.

Rockefeller...................................................... 58%

Wolfe .............................................................. 40%

Undecided....................................................... 2%

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Wolfe polling at 40% seems a little odd (he might end up with that sort of figure, but you wouldn't expect him to poll at it, if that makes sense).

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Wolfe polling at 40% seems a little odd (he might end up with that sort of figure, but you wouldn't expect him to poll at it, if that makes sense).

I was actually thinking that too.

[Ronnie]

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Haven't Byrd & Rockefeller's margins been shrinking for some time now? I'm too lazy to look them up.

[ChrisFromNJ]

I'm surprised Jay Wolfe is running this bad. He must really be running a bad campaign.

[Adlai Stevenson]

Rockefeller won 63%-37% last time and I would have expected him to increase his margin this time, but perhaps the Presidential race will affect the result somewhat.  Yet although I believe McCain will win West Virginia, it will not be a significant victory.  My prediction:

WEST VIRGINIA PRESIDENT -
54% (R) McCain
45% (D) Obama


WEST VIRGINIA SENATE -
62% (D) Rockfeller
36% (R) Wolfe
  1% Others

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Haven't Byrd & Rockefeller's margins been shrinking for some time now?

Sort of hard for that sort of thing to mean anything when they're only up every six years. FWIW...

Byrd: 18.4% in 1958, 35.3% in 1964, 55.3% in 1970, Unopposed in 1976, 37.7% in 1982, 29.5% in 1988, 38% in 1994, 57.6% in 2000, 30.7% in 2006.
Rockefeller: 4.1% in 1984, 31.6% in 1990, 53.3% in 1996, 26.22% in 2002.

[memphis]

Anybody else find it strange that a Rockefeller is a popular senator from WV?