CT: Rasmussen: Blumenthal (D) lead continues to wither

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

New Poll: Connecticut Senator by Rasmussen on 2010-09-26

Summary: D: 50%, R: 45%, I: 1%, U: 3%

Poll Source URL: Full Poll Details

[Eraserhead]

Ugh. What were the numbers in Rasmussen's last poll of this one?

[tpfkaw]

9-point lead for the Vietnam vet.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

9-point lead for the Vietnam vet.

53–44.

[Eraserhead]

The new Quinnipiac poll tomorrow should be brutal considering the stuff they've been coming up with lately. Also, I just noticed that Rasmussen and Quinnipiac are basically the only two firms that have been polling this race. Weird.

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

wow, the war hero continues to fade. 

[DrScholl]

McMahon's number seems to be staying in the 44-45% range. She could pull closer, but I think Blumenthal will win.

[cinyc]

The new Quinnipiac poll tomorrow should be brutal considering the stuff they've been coming up with lately. Also, I just noticed that Rasmussen and Quinnipiac are basically the only two firms that have been polling this race. Weird.

Not so weird.  Quinnipiac University is actually in Connecticut and Rasmussen seems to be polling everywhere.  Nobody's paying SUSA to poll CT, so they don't poll CT. 

The only other pollster I could see polling the race is PPP.  But, apparently Kos doesn't care as much about Connecticut as other states.

One thing I always wonder is if Blumenthal is getting slaughtered in Fairfield County in part because he's not running ads to counter McMahon in the NYC TV market - or if his Hartford/New Haven TV and (presumably) cable buys are good enough.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

McMahon's number seems to be staying in the 44-45% range. She could pull closer, but I think Blumenthal will win.

This is not correct. Since her late June nadir of being down 56–33, she's steadily improved her position. Rasmussen has had her move from 33 -> 40 -> 40 -> 44 -> 45.

Quinnipiac had her improving from 31 -> 35 -> 37 -> 40 -> 45.

[DrScholl]

This is not correct. Since her late June nadir of being down 56–33, she's steadily improved her position. Rasmussen has had her move from 33 -> 40 -> 40 -> 44 -> 45.

Quinnipiac had her improving from 31 -> 35 -> 37 -> 40 -> 45.

I was referring to the most recent polls. If you look at the most recent polls, they all have her at 44-45.

[cinyc]

The new Quinnipiac poll tomorrow should be brutal considering the stuff they've been coming up with lately. Also, I just noticed that Rasmussen and Quinnipiac are basically the only two firms that have been polling this race. Weird.

Yup.  Quinnipiac has Blumenthal's lead down to 3 points, 49-46.

[Eraserhead]

The new Quinnipiac poll tomorrow should be brutal considering the stuff they've been coming up with lately. Also, I just noticed that Rasmussen and Quinnipiac are basically the only two firms that have been polling this race. Weird.

Yup.  Quinnipiac has Blumenthal's lead down to 3 points, 49-46.

I was expecting it to be much worse though actually. That isn't much of change from their last poll.