And the momentum is Dan Hynes’
Among Democrats, Quinn’s better than 2-to-1 lead over Hynes in a Tribune survey six weeks ago has evaporated amid concerns about the unelected incumbent’s ability to handle the job. The poll of 601 likely Democratic voters showed Quinn with 44 percent and Hynes with 40 percent — within the survey’s 4 percentage point error margin. Thirteen percent of the voters were undecided.
Hynes’ surge was dramatic, given the command Quinn held in early December. At that point, Quinn’s job approval rating was 58 percent, 46 percent supported his efforts to repair the state budget and he held a 49-23 advantage over Hynes, the three-term state comptroller.
Rich reports that Alexi’s poll has the race at 46-44. All of this is before the Washington ad has gotten play and Quinn is stuck on the story now given he hasn’t effectively rebutted it. His campaign sent out a press release today (I’ll add it after the jump, but it only downloaded on my other computer) that said Washington asked him for his resignation and cited a news story. That was a mistake because it reinforces the story more than anything and it looks like Quinn’s campaign is trying to throw anything at it–and they are.