Illinois Senator Dick Durbin is currently cruising towards re-election in his home state. The Democrat leads Republican challenger Steve Sauerberg 61% to 27% in the latest Rasmussen Reports poll in the Prairie State.
When “leaners” are included Durbin leads 63% to 28%.
The incumbent leads by over thirty points among both men and women in Illinois. Durbin is backed by 93% of Democrats and 19% of Republicans. Sauerberg’s support comes from just 68% of Republicans and 4% of Democrats. Among unaffiliated voters, Durbin leads 52% to 24%.
Durbin is viewed favorably by 63% of Illinois voters and unfavorably by 30%. Sauerberg’s numbers are 32% favorable, 32% unfavorable, while 36% are not sure.
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich continues to earn poor ratings from voters. This month, just 13% of Illinois voters give him good or excellent ratings, while 60% give him a poor rating. Blagojevich ranks as “Least Popular Governor” according to Rasmussen Reports By the Numbers.
In the Presidential race, Senator Barack Obama has a comfortable lead in his home state.
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This telephone survey of 500 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports on July 8, 2008. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.
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Illinois Trends: Durbin (D) vs. Sauerberg (R) |
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Date |
Durbin |
Sauerberg |
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10/13/2008 |
62% |
31% |
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59% |
35% |
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60% |
31% |
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61% |
27% |
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Favorable Ratings for Senate Candidates in Illinois |
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Durbin |
Sauerberg |
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Very Favorable |
36% |
10% |
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Somewhat Favorable |
25% |
20% |
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Somewhat Unfavorable |
11% |
22% |
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Very Unfavorable |
21% |
20% |
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Not Sure |
7% |
28% |
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Scott Rasmussen, president of Rasmussen Reports, has been an independent pollster for more than a decade.
