New SurveyUSA poll shows McCrory in lead (NC Guv'nah Race)

Raleigh News & Observer.com ^ | September 16, 2008 | Ryan Teague Beckwith and Rob Christensen

[NCDragon]

Pat McCrory has the lead in a new poll.

According to a recent poll by SurveyUSA, the Republican gubernatorial candidate had 49 percent, Democrat Beverly Perdue had 41 percent and Libertarian Mike Munger had 5 percent.

Five percent of respondents were undecided.

"Compared to an identical SurveyUSA poll released four weeks ago, McCrory is up 5 points and is in the lead for the first time; Perdue is down 6 points and trails for the first time," the pollsters write.

The survey of 671 likely voters was conducted between Sept. 6 and 8. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.9 percentage points.

[rrrod]

Just maybe this time...........

[Alia]

This is good news.

[AmericaUnited]

In almost every race, the GOP is trending in the right direction.

[jmaroneps37]

Would this be the first GOP governor in North Carolina history?

[Southern_Republican]

No Jim Martin ‘85-’93 was the last.

[Calm_Cool_and_Elected]

I watched a debate on WRAL last week, Perdue did not look good at all and the moderators were frustrated with her posturing and not answering questions.

[Constitution Day]

FYI

[padre35]

And Jim Martin was a pretty good Governor for us.

I’m so glad that corrupt Cabal in Raleigh are not doing well in most pre election polls.

I’m a touch indifferent on McCrory, but my goodness...anyone but the criminal enterprise in Raleigh.

[MitchellC]

Poll Date Sample McCrory (R) Perdue (D) Und. Spread
RCP Average 08/13 - 09/10 -- 44.4 43.6 -- McCrory +0.8
Research 2000 09/08 - 09/10 600 LV 47 42 -- McCrory +5
PPP (D) 09/09 - 09/09 626 LV 40 41 -- Perdue +1
SurveyUSA 09/06 - 09/08 671 LV 49 41 -- McCrory +8

Good ol' N&O, finally getting around to reporting this poll after it's been out a week. Since then, Research 2000 has also released a poll showing McCrory up 5.

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[Notasoccermom]

If anyone with half a brain had tuned in to even a few minutes of the debates between McCrory and Perdue they would have a clear cut choice. Heck, if they had even glimpsed the screen with the volume on mute there would be no contest! We need McCrory in Raleigh!

[fieldmarshaldj]

There’s been 6 GOP Governors, 3 during Reconstruction, 1 from 1897-1901, and then not again until 1972 (Jim Holshouser) and then Jim Martin. It will have been 20 years since Martin was elected to a 2nd term this year.

[Phantom Lord]

Also, until Cherie Berry was elected Labor Commissioner, there hadn’t been a republican elected to the council of state since reconstruction.

[fieldmarshaldj]

You forgot Jim Gardner, the GOP Lt Governor elected in 1988.

[steveyp]

The gap needs to open very wide. It should be no contest given what a bit of fluff Perdue is.

[vamoose]

I don’t trust Survey USA. Their TV-station sponsored polls always seem to generate results that would suggest candidates do more advertising.