Monday, August 15, 2011
11:31 AM
Red Racing Horses has 12th SD Holperin 51, Simac 49
A poll commissioned by the conservative Red Racing Horses blog has a much closer race in the 12th SD than a survey done for the liberal website Daily Koss.
The poll, done by the GOP consulting firm We Ask America, found 51 percent of those surveyed backed state Sen. Jim Holperin, D-Conover, while 49 percent backed Tea Party activist and small business owner Kim Simac.
The Daily Kos poll had Holperin up 55-41.
It also found 41 percent of those surveyed approved of the job President Obama has been doing, while 56 percent approved.
The blog post on the poll says the sample size was 1,384 and the survey was conducted over the weekend, but it does not include specifics on the date or whether participants were screened for likely voters. We've emailed the blog for the polling memo.
The blog post puts the margin of error at plus or minus 2.62 percentage points and says the break down of those surveyed was 28 percent Dems, 28 percent Republicans and 43 percent independents.
UPDATE: 2:53 p.m. -- The sample was likely voters, and the survey was conducted Saturday and Sunday. See the polling memo here.
-- By JR Ross
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