Shaheen Beats Sununu In Latest Poll
2007-07-19
Source: WMUR
A new poll shows that Sen. John Sununu could face a strong challenge for re-election, but his toughest opponent isn't in the race.
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rss feedDemocrat Jeanne Shaheen battled for the U.S. Senate seat in 2002, and Sununu won by 20,000 votes. A new WMUR/CNN poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center shows that the outcome could be different now, with Shaheen picked by 54 percent of voters, compared to 38 percent for Sununu.
"Sununu has some problems, and I think a lot of the problems he has are because Republicans in general are dispirited here," said pollster Andy Smith, of the UNH Survey Center.
Shaheen is not in the race for Senate, but supporters are organizing a Draft Shaheen campaign to encourage her to run.
Among independent voters, Shaheen leads by a slimmer 45 to 40 percent margin. But Smith said that Shaheen would have the momentum of her party behind her, with 85 percent of Democrats saying they would pick her and 8 percent saying they would vote for Sununu.
Eighty percent of Republicans said they would vote for Sununu, but 17 percent said they would switch and vote for Shaheen. More Democrats than Republicans also said they planned to vote, giving another edge to Shaheen.
"It's all so very clear to me that people are ready for a change," said Kathy Sullivan of the Draft Shaheen campaign. "They feel that John Sununu is not doing his job. He's been very stubborn and sticking with George Bush on a number of issues."
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