Less Than Six Weeks to Go

An internal source on the Jim Davis for Governor campaign provided a copy of a polling memo that shows he leads his Democratic opponent with 53% amongst voters who are able to identify both candidates. The poll also confirms the latest Quinnipiac findings, giving Davis a significant lead overall. Davis’s internal poll shows the primary race to stand at 41%-17% while the latest Quinnipiac poll shows a slightly larger lead at 47%-19%.

The widely respected Global Strategy Group conducted Davis’s internal poll of 700 likely Democratic primary voters and found Jim Davis leads his opponent 31 to 13%. When those who claim to be undecided are asked if they are leaning toward one candidate or the other, Davis’s lead grows to 41%-17%.

From the poll’s key findings:

Davis enjoys an advantage in name recognition which contributes to his current
lead in vote preference, but his lead is not solely a function of
familiarity. Nearly three-in-four likely primary voters say they have heard of
Jim Davis (72%), while 59% are familiar with Rod
Smith. But Jim Davis wins
majority support (53%) even among those voters who are able
to rate both
Democratic candidates.

In other words, Rod’s getting his ass kicked. This not only confirms Quinnipiac University’s poll that shows Davis with a massive 28% lead among likely Democratic primary voters, but also shows that the more voters learn about the two candidates, the less they like Rod. If he wants to hang onto his 19%, perhaps he should go into hiding.