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Rasmussen Poll: Hayworth Would Lose To Dem In AZ-SEN

Eric Kleefeld | August 2, 2010, 5:44PM

Former Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ)

A new Rasmussen poll of Arizona has yet more bad news for former Rep. J.D. Hayworth, who is challenging Sen. John McCain in the Republican primary. On the slim chance that Hayworth were to win the August 24 primary, he would in fact be the weaker GOP nominee -- and even trail the Democrat, former Tucson Councilman Rodney Glassman.

McCain leads Glassman in the general election by 53%-34%, while Glassman actually edges out Hayworth by 43%-38%. The survey of likely voters has a ±4.5% margin of error. The TPM Poll Averages for the general election matches have McCain leading Glassman by 52.3%-29.3%, and Glassman leading Hayworth by 42.2%-37.4%.

In the previous poll from mid-May, McCain led Glassman by 57%-28%, and Hayworth led Glassman by 49%-33%. Since then, of course, Hayworth has been dragged through the mud by such stories as his involvement in a 2007 infomercial promoting company's shady (and expensive) seminars on receiving "free money" from the federal government. It's not the kind of thing that would endear a candidate to swing voters.

Of course, it should be noted that the TPM Poll Average for the Republican primary puts McCain ahead of Hayworth by 53.6% 32.1%.

AZ-SEN

Poll: Both McCain And Hayworth Lead Dem For General Election

Eric Kleefeld | April 16, 2010, 5:51PM

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and former Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ).

The new Rasmussen poll of Arizona finds that both Sen. John McCain and his challenger in the Republican primary, former Rep. J.D. Hayworth, would lead the currently lesser-known Democrat in the general election, Tucson city councilman Rodney Glassman -- though McCain starts out in the stronger position.

McCain leads Glassman by 54%-32%, while Hayworth leads Glassman by a narrower 48%-39%. The margin of error is ±4.5%

From the pollster's analysis: "Potential bad news for the Democrat is the finding that 57% of the state's voters believe the health care reform bill signed into law by President Obama will be bad for the country. Thirty-two percent (32%) say it will be good for the country. Sixty-three percent (63%) of voters in Arizona favor a repeal of the law, including 53% who strongly favor repeal. That's higher than support for repeal nationally. Thirty-three percent (33%) oppose repeal, including 28% who strongly oppose it."