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Survey of 500 Likely Voters
October 26, 2006
Election 2006: Maryland Senate
Ben Cardin (D)
49%
Michael Steele (R)
42%
Election 2006: Maryland Senate
Three-Poll Rolling Average
Surveys
Cardin
Steele
Sep-Oct 10-
Oct 26
49%
42%
Aug-Sep-Oct 10 49%
42%
Jul-Aug-Sep
48%
42%
Election 2006: Maryland Senate
Date
Cardin
Steele
Oct 26
49%
42%
Oct 10
50%
43%
Sep 13
49%
42%
Aug 9
47%
42%
Jul 10
47%
41%
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Democratic Congressman Ben Cardin
Maryland Senate: Steele Still Down 7
Cardin (D) 49%; Steele (R) 42%
October 30, 2006
For the third survey in a row, Republican
Michael Steele finds himself trailing
Democratic Congressman Ben Cardin by
seven points in Maryland’s Senate race.
The most recent Rasmussen Reports
survey puts Cardin ahead 49% to 42%
(see crosstabs). Cardin’s lead was 50% to
43% earlier in October.
When leaners are added into the mix,
Cardin’s lead is cut to five points (50% to
45%). The race gets even closer when
voters are asked about the certainty of
their support. Thirty-seven percent
(37%) of Maryland voters are certain
they’ll vote for Cardin while 36% say
they’re certain to vote for Steele.
Still, the race remains in the “Leans
Democrat” column for our Senate Balance of Power summary.
The candidates appeared on this week’s edition of “Meet the Press” where they
debated stem cell research, abortion and the war in Iraq. When asked for his
assessment of the war, Steele called it “a mess,” but faulted the Pentagon for poor
strategy and planning rather than President Bush. Cardin’s campaign has spent
considerable time and dollars portraying Steele as a protégé of the president.
Eighty-five percent (85%) of Steele voters will cast their ballots as a vote of
confidence in his candidacy and 12% will do so to vote against Cardin. Seventy-two
percent (72%) of Cardin’s voters say they’ll vote for hi