Last December we noted that the only bad news for Republican Governor Jodi Rell was that the election was eleven months away. At the time, the governor enjoyed leads of more than forty percentage points against each Democrat vying to oppose her this November.

In the latest Rasmussen Reports poll of the race, Governor Rell continues to shine.

She outdoes her prospective opponents by a little more than twenty-five points—a decline from her 40 point advantage, but not a terribly worrisome one. Rell now leads Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy 58% to 31% and leads New Haven Mayor John DeStefano 59% to 31%.

Last December we noted that the only bad news for Republican Governor Jodi Rell was that the election was eleven months away. At the time, the governor enjoyed leads of more than forty percentage points against each Democrat vying to oppose her this November.

In the latest Rasmussen Reports poll of the race, Governor Rell continues to shine.

She outdoes her prospective opponents by a little more than twenty-five points—a decline from her 40 point advantage, but not a terribly worrisome one. Rell now leads Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy 58% to 31% and leads New Haven Mayor John DeStefano 59% to 31%.

In other words, the only bad news for Rell in today’s poll is that the election is still five months away.

Despite the chipping away at her lead, Rell remains very popular, including among Democrats, at least 40% of whom support her reelection bid in each match-up. She is viewed favorably by 75% of all voters, 86% of GOP voters, 70% of Democrats.

Malloy is viewed favorably by 37%, DeStefano by 44%. Though few voters report being undecided, 26% don't yet have an opinion of Malloy, and 17% don't yet have an opinion of DeStafano.

Governor Rell is weathering difficult times for the Republicans ingeneral and President Bush in particular. In Connecticut, 38% approvethe President's job performance and 60% disapprove, with 50% disapproving strongly.

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Premium Members can see how Connecticut voters respond to hypothetical 2008 contests matching Democrats Hillary Clinton and Al Gore against Republicans John McCain and Rudy Giuliani.

In April we asked voters to consider how they'd vote in 2008 given a generic Democrat going up against a generic Republican. Given that alternative, Democrats enjoyed a twelve-point advantage. But in the new poll, the Republicans McCain and Giuliani are viewed much more favorably in Connecticut than Clinton and Gore (see our story on Connecticut's Senate race).