Neri: Susquehanna poll shows Corbett 43% Morganelli 31% Rogers (L) 3%…
From Al Neri’s The Insider (subscription):
In a statewide survey, 43 percent of respondents said they plan to vote for Corbett versus 31 percent for Morganelli. Libertarian Party candidate drew 3 percent of the vote while 20 percent were undecided. The poll of 700 likely general election voters was conducted Oct. 16-18.
Corbett improved his performance from a 39-33 percent lead in the September poll. The Susquehanna survey found Corbett doing better in the suburban counties around Philadelphia, possibly enough to offset a 60-to-12 percent margin that Morganelli will enjoy from straight-ticket voting by Democrats in the city of Philadelphia.
Jim Lee, the president of Susquehanna Polling and Research, said another factor in the race is the financial advantage Corbett has over Morganelli. He said Morganelli would either have to benefit from a hugely unusual Democratic surge or win over all of the undecided voters to defeat Corbett. “Our prediction is that Corbett wins by single digits, probably in the range of 6 to 8 points,” Lee concluded.
