[KQQL]

Governor's race

Question: If the election for governor were held today, would you vote for Democrat Joe Kernan or Republican Mitch Daniels?*

Joe Kernan:

49%
Mitch Daniels:

36%
Not sure:

11%
Would not vote or would vote for someone else:

4%


Our direction

Question: Is Indiana headed in the right direction, or has it gotten on the wrong track?

Wrong track:

48%
Right direction:

40%
Not sure:

12%


Candidate impressions

Question: What are your feelings toward Gov. Joe Kernan?

Mostly favorable:

33%
Not sure:

26%
Very favorable:

24%
Mostly unfavorable:

10%

These responses do not tally to 100 percent because of rounding.

Question: What are your feelings toward Mitch Daniels, a former aide of President Bush?

Not sure:

47%
Mostly favorable:

19%
Very unfavorable:

12%
Very favorable:

11%
Mostly unfavorable:

11%

Question: What are your feelings toward Eric Miller, an Indianapolis attorney and activist?

Not sure:

67%
Mostly favorable:

10%
Mostly unfavorable:

9%
Very unfavorable:

8%
Very favorable:

6%

*Responses to this question are from 517 likely Indiana voters and have a margin of error of plus or minus 4.3 percentage points.

Responses to other questions are from 704 Indiana residents and have a margin of error of plus or minus 3.7 percentage points.

[ilgipper]

damn, I thought Daniels would kick some booty on IN. The former governor's death really threw a money wrench in this race.

[ClintonBeGone]

Nearly half of voters said they don't have an opinion yet on Daniels, the former budget director for President Bush, and 67 percent of voters say they don't know Daniels' chief opponent for the GOP nomination, conservative activist Eric Miller.

Daniels just doesn't seem that exciting. I'm sure they'll try to tar him with the explosive growth in spending under GWB, even though he had the reputation as one willing to say no to congress. Unfortunately, his former boss never used his veto pen.

[hoosierboy]

I am backing miller, even though I doubt he will pull it off. Kernan has alot of baggage and skeletons in his closet. Kernan was a vietnam pow who spent his time in the hanoi hilton with john mccain. Kernan and Mccain were one of the few prisoners who actually gained weight as prisoners. Kernan lied to the taxpayers of south bend and we got hosed into funding the college football hall of fame, which we are still paying for even though he promised it would be privately funded. Another thing is kernan is anti gun, which is a big no no in indiana. Even though obannon and bayh were rats they were pro gun, kernans stance on guns will come out and he will lose based on that issue. Its still too early the primary is in early may, after that I expect mitch to come out and release the goods that will hopefully sink kernan and start indiana back on the path of recovery.