Saturday, September 27, 2008

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Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana continues to hold onto a strong lead over Republican challenger John Kennedy in her bid for re-election. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state finds the incumbent ahead 54% to 41 (see crosstabs).

This is the second straight month Landrieu has held a double-digit lead over her opponent, after she led by just five percentage points in July and a three points in May.

This month, Landrieu leads Kennedy 56% to 35% among unaffiliated voters. She also leads 52% to 44% among men and 56% to 38% among women in the state.

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Landrieu had been seen as potentially the most vulnerable Democratic Senator in Election 2008. While her vulnerability now seems a thing of the past, many Republican Senate seats remain in danger including seats in Alaska, New Hampshire, Oregon, New Mexico, Colorado, Mississippi, Minnesota North Carolina, and Virginia.

Landrieu is viewed favorably by 61% of voters and unfavorably by 36%. Kennedy's ratings are 50% favorable, 39% unfavorable.

Governor Bobby Jindal, who was formerly considered a VP choice for John McCain, earns good or excellent ratings from 77% of voters, while just 3% say he is doing a poor job.

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