Two new polls of Delaware voters were released today. The first was a poll of the Senate and House race from Monmouth University. It shows a widening lead for Chris Coons and a tightening race for the U.S. House.
Among likely voters, 57% say they will vote for Coons compared to 38% who support O’Donnell. While the race is basically tied in the southern part of the state (i.e. Kent and Sussex counties) – 46% for Coons to 47% for O’Donnell, the Democrat holds an overwhelming 63% to 33% advantage in New Castle County.
Coons is viewed favorably by 50% of the electorate and unfavorably by 33%. By comparison, O’Donnell has an upside down personal rating of 31% favorable to 58% unfavorable. The difference is even more stark when the question involves the candidates’ qualifications to serve. While nearly 2-in-3 (64%) likely Delaware voters say Coons is qualified to be a U.S. Senator, only 1-in-3 (35%) say the same of O’Donnell. Fully 57% say she is unqualified for the job.
Glen Urquhart is outperforming Christine O’Donnell, he trails Carney by only 9% probably because he doesn’t lose as many Republicans as Christine O’Donnell.
The poll finds Democrat John Carney holding a 53% to 44% lead over Republican Glen Urquhart in the race to fill Castle’s House seat. Carney has a 58% to 40% advantage in New Castle County, while Urquhart has a 51% to 45% edge in Kent and Sussex.
The gender breakdowns are interesting. Chris Coons has a favorable/unfavorable of 43/44 (-1) with men and 57/22 (+35) with women . Christine O’Donnell has a favorable/unfavorable of 39/49 (-10) with men and 22/68 (-46) with women.
A Fox News poll of the Senate race was also released today. It shows a 16% lead for Chris Coons 54%/38%. O’Donnell’s favorable/unfavorables are similar to the Monmouth poll 33/58 (-25). Worse for O’Donnell, Coons voters are more sure 92% compared to 83% for O’Donnell.