Friday, 10/3

PRESIDENTIAL
NEW HAMPSHIRE
A St. Anselm College poll; conducted 9/25-30 by SRBI Research; surveyed 823 LVs; margin of error +/- 3.4% (AP, 10/3).

WH '08 General Election Matchup

B. Obama        49%
J. McCain       37
Undec           11

VIRGINIA
A Richmond Times-Dispatch poll; conducted 9/29-10/1 by Mason-Dixon; surveyed 625 LVs; margin of error +/- 3.9% (release, 10/2).
WH '08 General Election Matchup

-              All Ind Men Wom Wht Blk 9/22
McCain/Palin   48% 45% 52% 44% 58%  2% 47%
Obama/Biden    45  45  41  49  35  92  44

Fav/Unfav

-          Now     9/22
J. McCain   47%/27% 48%/22%
B. Obama    44 /33  45 /34
S. Palin    42 /29  46 /23
J. Biden    39 /31  39 /26

SENATE
MINNESOTA
A Mellman Group (D) poll; conducted 9/29-10/1 for the DSCC; surveyed 600 LVs; margin of error +/- 4.0% (release, 10/3). Tested: Sen. Norm Coleman (R), entertainer Al Franken (D) and ex-Sen. Dean Barkley (I).

General Election Matchup

A. Franken          38%
N. Coleman          36
D. Barkley          12
Undec               14

HOUSE
AL-03
A Capital Survey Research Center poll; conducted 9/30-10/1; surveyed 471 LVs; margin of error +/- 4.5% (release, 10/2). Tested: Rep. Mike Rogers (R) and atty Josh Segall (D).

General Election Matchup

-               Now 8/18
M. Rogers       45% 54%
J. Segall       36  33
Undec/other     19  14

FL-13
A Public Opinion Strategies (R) poll; conducted 10/1 for the NRCC; surveyed 400 LVs; margin of error +/- 4.9% (release, 10/2). Tested: Rep. Vern Buchanan (R), '04 candidate/'06 nominee Christine Jennings (D) and '02/'04 nominee/'06 Dem candidate Jan Schneider (I).
General Election Matchup

V. Buchanan     46%
C. Jennings     30
J. Schneider     8

Fav/Unfav

V. Buchanan     46%/36%
C. Jennings     28 /48

IN-02
A Research 2000 poll; conducted 9/29-30 for the South Bend Tribune/WSBT-TV; surveyed 400 LVs; margin of error +/- 4.9% (release, 10/2). Tested: Rep. Joe Donnelly (D), businessman Luke Puckett (R) and Mark Vogel (L).
General Election Matchup

-              All Men Wom Dem GOP Ind
J. Donnelly     53% 49% 56% 88% 16% 57%
L. Puckett      35  39  31   8 67  30
M. Vogel         3  4   3   1   4   4
Undec           9   8  10   3  13   9

Fav/Unfav

J. Donnelly     54%/33%
L. Puckett      36 /25

NC-08
A Public Opinion Strategies (R) poll; conducted 9/23 and 9/25 for Rep. Robin Hayes (R); surveyed 400 LVs; margin of error +/- 4.9% (release, 10/2). Tested: Hayes and '06 nominee/teacher Larry Kissell (D).

General Election Matchup

-               Now 8/5
R. Hayes        46% 50%
L. Kissell      43  40

OH-02
A Tarrance Group (R) poll; conducted 9/8-9 for Rep. Jean Schmidt (R); surveyed 400 LVs; margin of error +/- 4.9% (release, 10/2). Tested: Schmidt, '06 nominee Victoria Wulsin (D) and businessman David Krikorian (I).

General Election Matchup

J. Schmidt          52%
V. Wulsin           36
D. Krikorian         6
Undec                6

PA-10
A Momentum Analysis (D) poll; conducted 9/29-10/1 for Rep. Chris Carney (D); surveyed 400 LVs; margin of error +/- 4.9% (Toeplitz, Roll Call, 10/3). Tested: Carney and One Source Staffing Solutions Pres. Chris Hackett (R).
General Election Matchup

C. Carney       50%
C. Hackett      36

Fav/Unfav

-              All     GOP
C. Carney       51%/24% 41%/33%
C. Hackett      31 /34    na