So the Brian Murphy campaign has been telling anybody who will listen that their guy can beat Martin O’Malley, whereas Governor Ehrlich can’t. Somebody apparently did not tell their press shop, because I got this press release today straight from the Murphy campaign:
In the latest poll, O’Malley and Ehrlich were in a statistical dead-heat: 44% to 43%. However, only 28% definitely will vote for incumbent Governor O’Malley and 31% were firmly committed to former Governor, an “incumbent” once removed, Ehrlich.
In a match-up against Martin O’Malley, Brian Murphy trailed 44% to 25%, with 31% of voters undecided.
Kinda takes a hit to the electability argument, does it not? Probably something to do with the fact that, over the six-month course of this campaign, Murphy’s name ID is hovering at 27%. Hard to imagine that if Murphy’s name ID hasn’t broken a third of the electorate in the last six months that the rate will continue to improve between now and the end of his campaign in September.
Makes you wonder how long before those few Murphy supporters out there realize that tilting at windmills with the potential spector of a second term for O’Malley is really worth it…
