Madigan Polling Strong in Illinois

April 29, 2009 3:34 PM | | Comments (0)

She's not a candidate yet, but Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan would be strong favorite if she decides to run for either governor or senator, according to the latest voter survey by Public Policy Polling.

The survey of 415 likely Democratic primary voters April 24-26 found that Madigan leads current Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn by 16 points, 45 percent to 29 percent, even though 56 percent of the respondents said they're happy with Quinn's job performance so far. Only 14 percent disapproved of his performance.

But Madigan drew a 74 percent favorable rating from respondents, which helps to explain why 44 percent of those surveyed said they would support her over other possible Democratic primary contestants, including Sen. Roland W. Burris, in a 2010 race for the Senate.

Only 27 percent of respondents in the poll said they "approve" of the job Burris is doing.

The poll found that if the Senate primary were held today, Burris would also likely lose to either Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias or Rep. Jan Schakowsky, who have both been mentioned as possible Senate contenders. In a head-to-head contest against Giannoulias, Burris trailed 49 percent to 20 percent. Asked about a three-way match-up, Burris drew 16 percent of respondents' support, while Giannoulias got 38 percent and Schakowsky registered 26 percent.

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