Kinzinger poll puts him in front
| A new internal poll shows Republican congressional challenger Adam Kinzinger leading freshman Democratic Rep. Debbie Halvorson by 11 percentage points, Kinzinger’s campaign said Monday.
The poll of 400 likely voters in the south suburban 11th Congressional District found Kinzinger leading Halvorson 51 percent to 40 percent. “As we travel the district and meet with voters, we see the enthusiasm for new leadership firsthand,” Kinzinger, a captain in the U.S. Air Force reserves, said in a release. “Congresswoman Halvorson has been focused on bringing jobs to the district, protecting veterans and working for our seniors,” said her spokesman, Travis Worl. While the poll said Kinzinger is now known by 60 percent of the respondents, the number who had a favorable impression of him — 27 percent — and those that have an unfavorable impression — 4 percent — only add up to 31 percent. The polling firm, Public Opinion Strategies, found Halvorson’s last Republican opponent, Marty Ozinga, within 2 percentage points of her six weeks before election day. Later polls showed Halvorson pulling ahead. She won that race 58 percent to 35 percent. The district stretches from Will County to Bloomington. |