(R)asmussen Poll--IL Senate: Kirk (R) 41% Giannoulias (D) 37% Jones (G) 9%

[WI_DEM]

(Wow! The Green nominee is getting 9%--hope some of them will in the end vote for Giannoulias to keep Kirk out).

Rasmussen
9/7/20; 750 likely voters, 4% margin of error
Mode: Automated phone
(Rasmussen release)

Illinois

2010 Senate
41% Kirk (R), 37% Giannoulias (D), 9% Jones (G) (chart)

Favorable / Unfavorable
Mark Kirk: 45 / 39
Alexi Giannoulias: 42 / 44
LeAlan Jones" 26 / 30

Job Approval / Disapproval
Pres. Obama: 53 / 45
Gov. Quinn: 35 / 64

[Unvanguard]

1. Third-party candidates usually do better in polling than in practice.

Let's hope that's the case here.

[rurallib]

2. Is the Green candidate being secretly(?) financed by the Repugs?

[bushisanidiot]

6. Most likely!

A green in the race is the republicons' dream come true.

[bluestateguy]

3. Translation: statistical dead heat (maybe Giannoulis is a little ahead)

Always add +5 to the Democrat in a Rasmussen poll.

So Obama is at 58% approval in Illinois.

[Dawgs]

5. +1. Been adding 5 in his polls for at least 3 months now.

:hi:

[FBaggins]

4. Not much more than "noise"

A continued close race where Rasmussen provides most of the polling (usually with a slight Kirk lead), while the other firms show the race essentially tied.

[scheming daemons]

7. Yet another case where the Green Party is acting in the GOP's best interests