07 Feb New Hampshire Polls – South Carolina Primary – North, South Carolina Senate – Better Off Than Four Years Ago?

Your Daily Polling Update for Friday, February 7
TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 45%
Same as yesterday
RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on three polls, ranging from 42% (Reuters) to 50% (Rasmussen). The third poll has it at 44%…. President Trump’s disapproval rating averages 53% today (same as yesterday), which is 8 points higher than his approval rating…. Some, but not all, of the interviewing for these polls was conducted after the State of the Union.
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIESAmong Democratic voters in each stateNEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY RON’S COMMENT: Sanders is first and Buttigieg second in today’s New Hampshire average…. Since yesterday in the Boston Globe tracker, Sanders is -1 and Buttigieg is +4. Since yesterday in the WHDH tracker, Sanders is +1 and Buttigieg is +2…. The Monmouth poll was taken a day or two before the other two polls. The two tracking polls show Sanders’ lead over Buttigieg much smaller…. From the Monmouth poll report:
SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARY RON’S COMMENT: This poll was taken before Iowa. It would be interesting to see how Biden’s lead has fared in more recent days…. In any case, Biden leads African American voters in South Carolina with 44%, Steyer is second with 25%, Sanders third at 10% and Warren fourth at 9%. Others have 2% or less…. The primary is Feb. 29 and the state has 54 delegates. |
SOUTH CAROLINA: SENATE 2020Among voters statewideSen. Lindsey Graham (R) over Jaime Harrison (D): +13 (51-38) RON’S COMMENT: Graham is seeking a fourth term. Harrison is former chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party. Handicappers rate the general election safe Republican. |
NORTH CAROLINA: SENATE PRIMARYAmong Democratic voters statewideDemocratic Primary RON’S COMMENT: Cunningham has strengthened over the past few weeks––he’s up 7 points and Smith is down 2 points. If Democrats nominate a strong general election candidate, they have a real chance to defeat Republican Sen. Thom Tillis in November…. Cunningham, 46, is a former state senator and a major in the U.S. Army Reserves. He ran for the U.S. Senate in 2010, but lost the Democratic nomination to Elaine Marshall that year…. Smith, 50, is a state senator…. Handicappers rate the general election tossup or lean Republican. |
BETTER OFF THAN FOUR YEARS AGO?Among voters nationwideAre you better off now than you were four years ago? Better off now: 48% RON’S COMMENT: 26% of Democrats, 40% of independents, 74% of Republicans, 42% of those with incomes below $50k and 52% of those with incomes over $100k say they’re better off now. |
SOURCES
Presidential job rating average based on recent nationwide polls.
NEW HAMPSHIRE: Monmouth, Feb. 3-5; Boston Globe/Suffolk, Feb. 5-6; WHDH, Feb. 4-6
SOUTH CAROLINA: East Carolina Univ., Jan. 31-Feb. 2
BETTER OFF THAN FOUR YEARS AGO? The Economist/YouGov, Feb. 2-4
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