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Give Me The Odds: Polls Show Edmondson Fairs Better Against Stitt For Gov
Give Me The Odds: Polls Show Edmondson Fairs Better Against Stitt For Gov
Give Me The Odds: Polls Show Edmondson Fairs Better Against Stitt For Gov
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Michael Clingman,
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24 The RSG poll had Ed-
mondson barely ahead of gested Cornett and Stitt Stitt had an 18-point lead top 10 education system,” fo
Cornett, with 39.4 percent were neck and neck in the in the Tulsa district. she said. “He’s beat that M
2018 of 737 likely voters over 39.2 runoff to take place a week But in Districts 3, 4 and drum since Day One. This M
percent for the Republican. from today, Aug. 28. Two 5 that include Oklahoma is a foundational element to ru
Page The undecided group stood more recent polls, including City, Norman, Moore and creating new jobs, diversify-
at 21.3 percent. the one from RSG, show Lawton, the race is much ing our economy and lifting ne
A003 With Stitt, Edmondson Stitt leading Cornett. closer, and Cornett leads wages. de
Clip was ahead 42.4 percent RSG has Stitt ahead 41.3 by six points in District “What voters will see in AG
resized compared to 40.9 percent, percent to Cornett’s 32.6 5. More than half of likely the general is an expansion ch
47% with 16.6 percent unde- percent, with 26.1 percent voters Remington polled on how we as a state can m
cided. The margin of error undecided. Similarly, a poll were based in those three deliver these core services G
From was listed at plus or minus from Remington Research districts. better and efficiently.” cu
A001 Group — which it says was And in the SoonerPoll When it comes to the de
4.99 percent.
conducted with 1,757 likely breakdown, Stitt’s support runoff, however, Stitt’s
The Edmondson cam-
Republican voters and has was less pronounced than campaign has shifted to ch
paign isn’t putting too much
a plus or minus 2.3-point Cornett’s in all subcatego- the right. In a campaign ad,
weight into next week’s re-
margin of error — has Stitt ries. For example, among Stitt touts his own support
sult when it comes to strat- for Trump while calling
ahead by 10 points, 47 to 37 likely conservative voters,
egy, Campaign Manager percent. Cornett pulled 130 votes Cornett a “never Trumper”
Michael Clingman said. The Cornett campaign compared to 36 for Ed- and saying his Republican
“We’re certainly inter- wouldn’t comment on the mondson and 57 undecid- opponent was a defender of
ested in who wins, but it record about the Reming- ed. When asked to choose sanctuary cities for undocu-
doesn’t make a difference ton Research poll, but it between Edmondson and mented immigrants.
to us,” he said. “From where is understood they have Stitt, seven fewer conserva- The Cornett campaign
we sit, we don’t see a real some issues with it. It’s not tive voters chose the Repub- denied both claims, and
difference. We haven’t done something worrying to the lican, while Edmondson Cornett supporters ad-
our own polling on that candidate and they are still gained those votes. dressed the sanctuary city
question.” confident of being on the When it came to likely remark in their own attack
The Cornett campaign’s general election ballot in moderate voters, Ed- on his opponent in an
internal polling showed November, based on their mondson outperformed advertisement titled “Bull
even better results for the own numbers. both Cornett and Stitt in Stitt.”
candidate, Communications Donelle Harder, Stitt SoonerPoll, but Stitt pulled But the SoonerPoll data
Director Will Gattenby said. campaign communications eight fewer votes compared showing Cornett fairs better
In terms of Edmondson director, noted the date on to Cornett. Edmondson with Democrat voters and
fairing better in a one on the SoonerPoll data and the gained seven when facing moderates at least adds
one with Stitt than with subsequent polls that are the Tulsa Republican. weight to the Stitt campaign
Cornett, Gattenby said more in the Republican’s In a similar manner to charge that his opponent is
they’ve seen that, too. favor. the RSG poll, most of those not as conservative as him.
“At that time, our in- “We feel confident that polled by SoonerPoll were Whether that will hurt
ternals were better than we can beat Drew Edmond- based in either the rest of Cornett’s chances with Re-
that,” he said. “We’ve seen son and that the Republican the state, 47.8 percent, or publican voters, or possibly
the same trend along lines party will be united,” Harder the Oklahoma City met- hurt Stitt should he face
of the general election said. “Kevin’s campaign has ropolitan statistical area Edmondson in the general
matchup. been against the political (MSA), 28.6 percent, while election, will be seen next
“The race is about leader- establishment and elite, and those from the Tulsa MSA week and in the months to
ship and who do people that will, again, be what he’s sat at 23.4 percent. come.
want to have as the next up against in the general That data suggests that “Voters have been recep-
governor of Oklahoma. election.” while Stitt can pull from a tive to Mick Cornett’s
Mick Cornett has a history A deeper look into the conservative Republican messages from the mo-
of results, and clearly that data shows it may not be crowd, he has a more dif- ment he got into this race,”
resonates with a lot of vot- as straightforward for Stitt. ficult time pulling from the Gattenby said. “And they’re
ers.” When the Remington middle and the left. still receptive, and we look
He said Cornett’s re- poll was broken down by Harder said she doesn’t forward to seeing that on
cord on jobs and business congressional district, Stitt see Stitt’s message as more election night. He has a
growth at Oklahoma City performed best in District polarizing and, instead, is solid track record at city
should be “attractive to 1, which covers Tulsa, and one that attempts to appeal hall, and he’s an outsider to
both sides of the aisle.” District 2, which covers the to all Oklahomans. state government who has
In July, SoonerPoll sug- eastern side of the state. “He wants us to have a seen great success.”