Indiana

Come 4th

By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

There’s some interesting polling data coming out of the Republican primary for Indiana’s 4th Congressional District.

A survey of 300 likely voters shows Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita the front runner in the race with 40% of the vote.  State Senator Mike Young is second with 10%.  Brandt Hershman polls in at 8% and Greenwood Mayor Charlie Henderson is at 3%.

The poll, conducted by Public Opinion Strategies for the Rokita campaign, was taken February 22-23 and has a margin of error of about 5.6%.

Rokita’s name ID in the district averages about 70%.  And his favorable ratings are about 50% and his unfavorable is about 6%.   Hershman, Young and Henderson all have less than 30% name ID and their favorable ratings are below 14%.

Rokita also leads among independent voters at 30% while the combined total for the other candidates is about 20%.   He also polls about 57% with those voters who identified themselves as tea party members.

Of course the caution is 40% of the voters are still undecided at this point and anything can happen.   But in a race that has more than 10 candidates and is about two months away, I’d rather be in front than not registering at all.

Full post as published by Indiana Barrister on March 03, 2010 (boomark / email).