The new Rasmussen poll of the South Carolina gubernatorial race gives Republican state Rep. Nikki Haley a double-digit lead over her Democratic opponent, state Sen. Vincent Sheheen. Interestingly, though, this poll suggests that Haley may have gotten the opposite of a bump from her landslide win in last week’s GOP primary runoff — with her lead against Sheheen narrowing.
The numbers: Haley 52%, Sheheen 40%. The survey of likely voters has a ±4.5% margin of error. In the previous poll from two weeks ago, during the runoff campaign, Haley led Sheheen by 55%-34%, a greater margin than her opponent Gresham Barrett’s 46%-38% lead over Sheheen.
The TPM Poll Average gives Haley a lead of 50.3%-36.0%.
