A new poll conducted in Illinois 2nd Congressional District finds that incumbent Democratic Congressman Jesse Jackson has a 47-point lead over his closest challenger, and 48 percent of the voters view him unfavorably.
A new poll conducted in Illinois 2nd Congressional District finds that incumbent Democratic Congressman Jesse Jackson has a 47-point lead over his closest challenger, and 48 percent of the voters view him unfavorably. According to the poll, conducted by Lake Research Partners, and paid for by Jackson’s reelection campaign, 58 percent of voters support Jackson, compared to 11 percent supporting Republican Isaac Hayes and 6 percent supporting Green Party candidate Anthony Williams. Twenty-five percent of the voters were undecided a month before the election. According to the poll, 67 percent of the voters believe Jackson cares about people like them; 63 percent say he gets things done; 58 percent say he has worked hard to make the economy stronger in the district and 54 percent say he shares their values. The poll was conducted by phone Sept. 29 through October 3, and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.9 percentage points. Jackson has been buffeted by allegations stemming from information provided during the prosecution of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich about offering to raise millions for Blagojevich in exchange for being named to the vacant U.S. Senate seat that was held by Barack Obama. Jackson has denied that he was involved in any transactions with Blagojevich over the seat, now held by Sen. Roland Burris. He has also been hit with allegations about a “social acquaintance” that came out of that same testimony. The Hayes campaign has countered with a poll last week that showed that Jackson had a 73 percent disapproval rating among Illinoisans. Copyright 2010 Chicago Defender
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