Dem Poll Says Race for Governor Very Close
Friday, June 27, 2014 at 5:44AM The gap separating Republican Gov. Nikki Haley and her Democratic opponent in November, state Sen. Vincent Sheheen, is narrow, according to a Democratic-leaning poll.
Haley leads Sheheen 49-46 percent, according to the survey of 698 S.C. registered voters. Those figures include “strong” and “weak” supporters, who could change their minds.
The margin of error for the poll was plus or minus 3.7 percentage points, which could mean Haley’s lead actually is larger or Sheheen could be narrowly ahead.
The poll was conducted by Public Policy Polling for the S.C. Democratic Party.
“Despite being outspent 10-1, Vincent Sheheen is viable, and Nikki Haley is very vulnerable,” said Kristin Sosanie, spokesperson for the Democratic Party.
Haley campaign spokesman Rob Godfrey said the poll was a ploy for campaign donations for Sheheen.
“It's amusing that the Democratic Party is trying to concoct a phony ‘poll’ to help Vince's fundraising at the end of the quarter,” Godfrey said. “It's not worth the paper it's printed on.”
A Republican-leaning poll released in April, conducted by Pulse Opinion Research for Rasmussen Reports, found Haley had a double-digit lead over Sheheen. In that poll, 52 percent of those surveyed favored Haley and 37 percent favored Sheheen.
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