Poll: Culver pulls ahead in race for governor
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Posted: Monday, October 16, 2006
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chet Culver was favored by 46 percent of those surveyed in a new poll, compared to 39 percent for Republican rival Jim Nussle.
The Iowa Poll, published in Sunday's Des Moines Register, reports that 12 percent said they were undecided on Iowa's next governor, while 3 percent favored another candidate.
A similar poll published last month by the newspaper shows Nussle and Culver were tied at 44 percent, with 10 percent undecided and 2 percent favoring another candidate.
The Iowa Poll was conducted for the paper by Des-Moines based Selzer & Co Inc.
The survey was based on telephone interviews with 800 Iowans who planned to vote in the Nov. 7 election. The survey was conducted Oct. 8-11, with a margin of error of 3.5 percentage points.
Poll participant John Tedesco, a 61-year-old psychologist from Johnston, gives the nod to Culver, though he doesn't see much difference in the candidates other than disagreements over hot-button issues.
"Neither of them has done anything impressive, but by the same token neither of them has done anything stupid" during the campaign, said Tedesco, who is registered as a Democrat but considers himself an independent.
Nussle has the advantage in western Iowa's 5th District, a vote-rich area for Republicans that could give him a big boost if he's able to turn out the vote in that part of the state.
Nussle can count on the support of poll participant Karen Seipold, who farms with her husband in Mills County.
"I believe that Nussle is more clearly aligned with what I believe is the right direction for Iowa," said Seipold, 35.
She listed education, health care and energy as her top priorities. While both candidates are pushing plans to expand Iowa's biofuels industry, she said Culver seems "less experienced maybe in handling some of the pressures and the issues."
The two candidates are vying to succeed Gov. Tom Vilsack, a Democrat who is leaving office after two terms and is exploring a possible run for the White House in 2008.
Nussle is an eight-term congressman from eastern Iowa. Culver has been Iowa's secretary of state since 1999.
Information from: The Des Moines Register, http://www.desmoinesregister.com
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The Iowa Poll, published in Sunday's Des Moines Register, reports that 12 percent said they were undecided on Iowa's next governor, while 3 percent favored another candidate.
A similar poll published last month by the newspaper shows Nussle and Culver were tied at 44 percent, with 10 percent undecided and 2 percent favoring another candidate.
The Iowa Poll was conducted for the paper by Des-Moines based Selzer & Co Inc.
The survey was based on telephone interviews with 800 Iowans who planned to vote in the Nov. 7 election. The survey was conducted Oct. 8-11, with a margin of error of 3.5 percentage points.
Poll participant John Tedesco, a 61-year-old psychologist from Johnston, gives the nod to Culver, though he doesn't see much difference in the candidates other than disagreements over hot-button issues.
"Neither of them has done anything impressive, but by the same token neither of them has done anything stupid" during the campaign, said Tedesco, who is registered as a Democrat but considers himself an independent.
Nussle has the advantage in western Iowa's 5th District, a vote-rich area for Republicans that could give him a big boost if he's able to turn out the vote in that part of the state.
Nussle can count on the support of poll participant Karen Seipold, who farms with her husband in Mills County.
"I believe that Nussle is more clearly aligned with what I believe is the right direction for Iowa," said Seipold, 35.
She listed education, health care and energy as her top priorities. While both candidates are pushing plans to expand Iowa's biofuels industry, she said Culver seems "less experienced maybe in handling some of the pressures and the issues."
The two candidates are vying to succeed Gov. Tom Vilsack, a Democrat who is leaving office after two terms and is exploring a possible run for the White House in 2008.
Nussle is an eight-term congressman from eastern Iowa. Culver has been Iowa's secretary of state since 1999.
Information from: The Des Moines Register, http://www.desmoinesregister.com
AP-CS-10-16-06 0105EDT
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