Ballot Access News reports that Roger Roots has gone up from 6% to 9% in polls in the Montana US Senate contest. The increase in Roots’ support has been at the expense of the Democrat, following news that the incumbent Democrat plagiarized works of other authors in 2007. Republican and undecided percentages have held steady:
Gravis poll this week:
Republican Steve Daines 45%, Democratic incumbent John Walsh 38%, Libertarian Roger Roots 9%, undecided 8%.
Last week:
Republican Steve Daines 45%, Democrat John Walsh 41%, Libertarian Roger Roots 6%, undecided 8%.
See also:
Montana Poll from PPP Shows Libertarians Scoring 6-10% in Statewide Races/ (2012)
Democratic Group Buys Ads in Montana Supporting Libertarian Candidate (2012)
In Wibaux County, Montana, Gary Johnson Outpolls Obama (2012)
Mike Fellows Sets National LP Record in Montana, Considers Another Run for Office (2013)
LP Candidate Dan Cox Made Real Difference in 3-Way Race for U.S. Senate in Montana (2013)
Libertarian Party: Montana Supreme Court Blocks “Top-Two” Measure from 2014 Ballot
William Godwin, any relation to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Godwin ?
Please consider joining the Roger Roots campaign at https://rally.org/covers/0GKfpHviGqR
The Republican has kept quite on this issue confronting the Democrat. Plus I think people are starting to get fed up with all this negative advertising by the Republican candidate, mostly on Vet issues. Roots could end up with over 6% in November as voters get tired of the two dull major party candidates. They haven’t said much on the issues but instead make general statements.
Interesting that the Republican hasn’t surged at all following the scandal, and that the Democrat hasn’t lost more support.