A new poll from We Ask America puts Green Party US Senate candidate in Illinois LeAlan Jones’ support at 5.32 percent, while gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney (who received over 10 percent of the vote in 2006) at 4.81 percent. In a similar poll just for the Senate race in March, 3.59 percent of respondants supported Jones (it’s also worth noting that there is a poll from mid-March in various swing districts in Illinois that includes Green candidates).
Jones and Whitney each received much higher support from independents than Democrats or Republicans, and a lot more support from men than women. In each race, somewhere between 17 and 18 percent of voters remain undecided, and the Republican candidate is ahead of the Democrat by a greater percentage than the Green received.
I am surprised the Green running for Senate is doing better than Whitney.
How many times are we going to see these single digit-low double digit polls before we get it?
Without PLAS, FORGET IT!
They’ll probably just give it to the Republicans.
Right, like Nader gave Florida to the republicans.
I’m surprised Whitney isn’t doing better as well. I’m also surprised that more men than women would vote Green.
LeAlan Jones is the only black candidate in the Illinois Senate race. Many blacks are upset as to how current appointed Senator Roland Burris has been treated by the news media and the Chicago City Hall Democratic establishment. It would not be surprising to see Jones get over 10% and surpass Whitney’s totals in 2006 based on protest votes from the black community alone. It does not matter for the final results of this race as Republican Mark Kirk will easily win this thing over bumbling Democratic machine creature and banker Alexi Giannoulias.
One more thing: Jones needs to start aggresively making himself known in the black communities of Illinois if he wants to break the 10 percent barrier. Roland Burris is still very popular amongst blacks and neither the Dems or GOP Senate candidates have offered anything concrete to black voters. In my opinion, the Democrats would have been better off to go with Burris instead of the lightweight Giannoulias. In fact, Burris has become quite progressive in his stands during his Sentate stint. I would vote for him. Be that as it may, LeAlan Jones is in a good position to inherit the Burris base if he and the Green Party market themselves appropriately.
Those are impressive results for the Green Party U.S. Senate candidates.
All the more reason for more Greens to get on the ballot for U.S. House and U.S. Senate.
According to the New York Times story on the Green Party today…
Greece’s problems could spell a victory for the Green Party in Germany’s biggest state election on Sunday…
“Backlash over Bailout leading to Green Party election…”
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/08/world/europe/08germany.html
Another Green Party candidate elected in the U.K. early today..
Rob White becomes Reading’s first green councillor
http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/s/2070761_rob_white_becomes_readings_first_green_councillor
NASDAQ reporting
Colombia’s Green Party Candidate Mockus Leads Latest Poll
BOGOTA -(Dow Jones)- Colombian presidential hopeful Antanas Mockus became the frontrunner in an opinion poll ahead of May 30 presidential elections and looks likely to beat Party of the U candidate Juan Manuel Santos in a possible runoff.
According to an April 24-25 survey by pollster Ipsos-Napoleon Franco, former Bogota Mayor Mockus leads with 38% of voting intentions, overtaking former Defense Minister Santos who fell to second spot with 29%.
This is the first time Green Party candidate Mockus has led the opinion polls.
In the April 13-14 poll, Santos garnered 30% of votes, while Mockus took 20%.
Read more: http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-market-news-story.aspx?storyid=201004262253dowjonesdjonline000405&title=colombias-green-party-candidate-mockus-leads-latest-poll#ixzz0nICys6cl
Right, like Nader gave Florida to the republicans.
That old canard is way off base.