Flablog: Weak start

6/21/2005

Weak start

Everybody is linking to stories about the Mason-Dixon poll that shows Nelson with a 17-point lead over Katherine Harris. So much for the Harris-is-a-lot-stronger-than-the-liberals-think argument.

Statewide, 44 percent of voters have a favorable opinion of Nelson and just 10 percent hold an unfavorable view. In contrast, 32 percent of voters have a favorable opinion of Harris, while 30 percent hold a negative opinion.

''If this was some unknown, someone without high negatives, you could make the argument that if he raises money and the campaign raises his profile, that the gap could close,'' said Coker, managing director of Mason-Dixon. ``But it's hard to make that case with Katherine Harris. Voters know who she is and there are very strong negatives among a third of them.''

# posted by Lane @ 6/21/2005