Posted on 05/18/2008 9:36:47 AM PDT by Clintonfatigued
In the race to become Nebraska’s next United States Senator, Mike Johanns (R) leads Scott Kleeb (D) by fifteen percentage points. The first Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the race shows Johanns earning 55% of the vote while Kleeb attracts support from 40%.
The two men are seeking to replace Republican Senator Chuck Hagel who decided against seeking re-election.
Johanns is supported by 78% of Republicans, Kleeb by 72% of Democrats, and unaffiliated voters are evenly divided.
Johanns is viewed favorably by 65% of the state’s voters, including 27% who have a Very Favorable opinion of the Republican candidate. Kleeb is viewed favorably by 56%, a figure that includes 17% with a Very Favorable opinion of the Democratic hopeful.
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One ray of sunshine? I trust that Johanns is better than that dolt Hagel.
It looks as if he has a great advantage over his Dem opponent in age, experience, and name recognition.
I don’t see Kleeb actually winning this, but Johanns ought to be leading by more than he is.
Kleeb did get 45% of the vote when he ran in the third district in 2006, and that was a district Bush carried with 75% of the vote.
That occured to me, as well.
Kleeb is an extreme leftist Kos/Du type. He’d need to play “moderate” like Ben Nelson in order to win.
AMEN to that!
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