MSU Poll: Bullock leads Daines in US Senate contest
Source: KPAX
By: Mike Dennison
Posted at 7:05 AM, May 05, 2020 and last updated 7:03 AM, May 05, 2020
HELENA A new poll from Montana State University shows Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock leading Republican Sen. Steve Daines by seven percentage points in Montanas high-profile 2020 U.S. Senate contest.
The online poll, which surveyed 738 Montanans in mid-to-late April, asked registered, likely voters who they would support, if the election for Senate were held now. Just over 46% said theyd choose Bullock and 39% supported Daines.
Seven percent said they were undecided, while another 6 percent said they would vote for someone else. A Libertarian and Green Party candidate also are on the ballot.
David Parker, the chair of the political science department at MSU-Bozeman, said the poll confirms that the Bullock-Daines contest will be a close, hard-fought race one of the most-watched Senate matchups in the nation.
I think its certainly reasonable to assume that the race is probably within the margin of error and too close to call, he told MTN News. So, while we show a lead (for Bullock), its within the margin of error, so I would say, yeah, this is a competitive Senate race.
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swag
(26,485 posts)idziak4ever1234
(1,257 posts)Daines is a back bencher, at best.
Yeehah
(4,566 posts)Getting robocalls from imbecile Daines constantly!
swag
(26,485 posts)OrlandoDem2
(2,065 posts)Salviati
(6,008 posts)Mail In The Vote
lastlib
(23,140 posts)Keep working like we're ten points behind! GOTV!!
RhodeIslandOne
(5,042 posts)Go Steve B! Really impressed me during his Presidential race.
nycbos
(6,034 posts)ibegurpard
(16,685 posts)Jon Tester narrowly defeated incumbent Republican Conrad Burns for his first term in '06 and he had far less name recognition and goodwill than Bullock. However, Montana has become far more partisan in the past 14 years and the crazy right wing far more entrenched. It will be a heavy lift without a doubt. Daines is not particularly popular though.
DarthDem
(5,255 posts)I've been waiting for national punditoids to recognize that this is not some second or third-tier race. It's a first-tier race with a stunningly fantastic candidate for the Dems against a backbenching do-nothing Senator. Nice to see this poll!!!!
ibegurpard
(16,685 posts)And his MSU polls have been pretty accurate over the past few cycles