CBS News and the New York Times have unveiled a slew of new gubernatorial polls. Among the results that jump out:
Republican Doug Ducey is one point ahead of Democrat Fred DuVal in Arizona. Better than the alternative, but you’d like to see the GOP candidate build a lead in a red state like that. Ducey just emerged from a tough primary.
Incumbent Democrat John Hickenlooper and Republican Bob Beauprez are tied in Colorado. That’s in line with most recent polls. Hickenlooper’s consistently in the mid-40s, right on the edge of serious trouble for an incumbent.
This poll puts incumbent Democrat Dan Malloy ahead of Republican Tom Foley by a point in Connecticut. A bit surprising, since a poll a few days ago had Foley ahead by 6.
Rick Snyder trails a bit in Michigan, after leading a long time. That’s a little bit ominous.
Rick Scott leads Charlie Crist, 46 percent to 43 percent. Scott has now led eight of the past ten polls in Florida.
In Hawaii, Republican Duke Aiona is only down by two points in a three-way race.
In Illinois, Bruce Raunder is only up by 4 over incumbent Democrat Pat Quinn, a bit less than some other polling.
In Maine, Republican incumbent Paul LePage is hanging on, leading with 38 percent in a three-way race.
In Oregon, incumbent Democrat John Kitzhaber has a healthy six-point lead, despite overseeing the most disastrous Obamacare exchange in the country.Very little sign that there’s any real fallout from one of the most expensive messes of any state government ever. Ditto for Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown in Maryland, the Democrats’ nominee in that very blue state.
In South Carolina, Nikki Haley, who did not win by a huge margin four years ago, is now ahead by more than 20 points.
In Texas, Greg Abbott has 56 percent and Wendy Davis is on her way to becoming a trivia-question answer.
In Wisconsin, Scott Walker is ahead by 4, his best poll showing in a little while.