Dan Malloy extended his lead over Tom Foley for the Connecticut governor”™s seat according to a Quinnipiac University poll of likely voters released Friday.
The Democrat Malloy led the Republican Foley by a 49-42 margin, with 7 percent of voters polled indicating they are still undecided, and another 20 percent stating they may yet change their mind.
“Tom Foley”™s 42 percent share of the vote for Connecticut governor has not moved in two weeks,” said Douglas Schwartz, Quinnipiac University”™ poll director, in a prepared statement. “After the debates and the latest ads, both candidates are better known, but Malloy is better liked. Both candidates have been on the attack, yet interestingly neither candidate”™s overall image has been damaged.”
As her term winds down, Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell still enjoys a 59-33 percent approval rating.
Quinnipiac University surveyed more than 1,100 likely voters in Connecticut between Oct. 7 and Oct. 11, assigning a margin of error of plus or minus 2.9 percentage points.
