Montanans Voting for Change; Voting for Tester
Poll Shows Burns Trailing Badly Among Early Voters
As President Bush lands in Montana to plead for support for Sen. Conrad Burns, a new poll released Thursday shows challenger Jon Tester with a commanding 21% lead among early voters.
The poll, conducted by Lake Snell Perry Mermin this week, shows Tester leading Burns 58% to 37% among Montanans who have already voted. According to the Montana Secretary of State’s office, 56,453 Montanans have cast early ballots as of this morning.
Sen. Burns has trailed in every poll so far in his re-election campaign. In the past Sen. Burns has never trailed in the polls with only five days left until Election Day.
“Montanans are so eager for change that they are early-voting in unprecedented numbers. And we are seeing a stunning number of them preferring Jon Tester,” said Tester spokesman Matt McKenna. “We are a long way from the finish line, and nobody on our side is popping the corks, but we are happy with our Montana-fueled field effort so far.”
Posted on Thursday, November 2nd, 2006 at 11:35 am.
