Research 2000: Schellinger pulls even with Long Thompson

by: Thomas

Fri Apr 04, 2008 at 18:13:23 PM EDT

A little under a month ago, it was a 26-point advantage for gubernatorial candidate Jill Long Thompson. Today, the lead is down to one, at least according to a new Research 2000 poll done on behalf of WISH-TV and a few other media outlets.

The results, via the South Bend Tribune:

    Research 2000
    400 likely voters -- MoE 5%
    3/31-4/2

    42% -- Jill Long Thompson
    41% -- Jim Schellinger
    17% -- Undecided
Those numbers point to the "diversity of support that Jill and her campaign are receiving," said Jeff Harris, communications director for the Long Thompson campaign.

That said, Schellinger's popularity is on the rise, Ali said. A poll he did in September for WISH-TV in Indianapolis had Long Thompson ahead by 30 points.

"Obviously, he's caught some fire," Ali said.

This seems to confirm Tuesday's SurveyUSA poll, which showed a Schellinger surge.

Of note from the WISH-TV report? Jill Long Thompson had some pretty negative things to say about her opponent, accusing him of "making millions off of taxpayers." Schellinger said he was disappointed to see that sort of talk coming from someone on his side of the ideological aisle.

Will Schellinger continue to rise in the polls? Does this signal the start of an all-out negative campaign against Schellinger on the part of Long Thompson? A lot of questions, to say the least, but the one thing we know for sure is that the next few weeks are going to be interesting.
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