One Accidental Governor Cruising
ByUtah’s Gary Herbert (who took over when Obama sent his predecessor Jon Huntsman on a slow boat to China) appears to be escaping the wrath of the anti-incumbent fury engulfing other Republicans in the Beehive State. A Mason-Dixon poll conducted for the Salt Lake Tribune finds Herbert with a whopping 31-point advantage over Democratic challenger Salt Lake City Mayor Peter Corroon.
A poll taken three months ago showed Corroon trailing 55-30, with 15% undecided. Since then, Corroon has been stuck in place at that 30% benchmark (cold that be the ceiling for Democrats in this conservative state?) and Herbert has picked up six percentage points – with undecideds now only at 9%. One of Corroon’s biggest challenges (other than the D next to his name) is a relatively low name ID around the state. After months of campaigning he is still unknown to 20% of voters.
