Poll: Blumenthal Enjoys Big Leads Over Potential Challengers In Re-Election

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — An early look at the 2016 U.S. Senate race in Connecticut shows Democratic incumbent Sen. Richard Blumenthal has 2-1 leads over two possible Republican challengers, according to the Quinnipiac Poll.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal has high favorable ratings in the most recent Quinnipiac University Poll.
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Daily Voice

10/15/2015 5:30 a.m.

Among potential challengers, Blumenthal, a Democrat from Greenwich, leads:

61 percent vs. 27 percent over economist Lawrence Kudlow of Redding; and
61 percent vs. 26 percent over businessman August Wolf.

Voters approve 62 percent vs. 31 percent of the job Blumenthal is doing and give him a 61 percent vs. 29 percent favorability rating.

His Republican challengers are virtually unknown: 84 percent of voters don't know enough about Kudlow to form an opinion and 88 percent don't know enough about Wolf.

"With 13 months until he faces re-election, Blumenthal has a 2-1 approval rating and similar 2-1 leads over possible Republican challengers," said Quinnipiac University Poll Director Douglas Schwartz.

The poll was conducted from October 7 to 11, surveying 1,735 registered voters with a margin of error of 2.4 percentage points.

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