Rasmussen: Sen. Merkley Leads GOPer Wehby By Double Digits

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., listens as Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen testify regarding the Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2012 budget request before... Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., listens as Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen testify regarding the Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2012 budget request before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Defense on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) MORE LESS

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) leads Republican nominee Dr. Monica Wehby in the Oregon Senate race by double digits, according to the Republican-leaning pollster Rasmussen Reports.

The Rasmussen survey released on Sunday found Merkley leading Wehby 47 percent to 37 percent among likely voters in Oregon. Five percent said they preferred another candidate, and 11 percent said they were undecided. The poll came less than a week after Wehby won the GOP nomination for Merkley’s Senate seat.

Before election night, two police reports concerning Wehby surfaced. One report said that Wehby’s ex-boyfriend had accused her of stalking him. Another report also said that Wehby’s ex-husband accused her of ongoing harassment.

The survey was conducted May 21 to May 22 among 750 likely voters. It had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.

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  1. If this is Rassmessup talking, I’d LOVE to see what PPP has to say about this race.

  2. ThIS meANZ tH4t FIFTY-THR3e PerCeNT hAtE SOSHEEUHLLIZZIST MerK-JErK-eley whICh meenZ w3 wiN!!

    NO LiBRuL ELecTIoNZ nEEdEd!!

    Signed,
    GOTea of OR

  3. A double digit lead for Jeff Merkley is great, but the plutocrats propping up Wehby won’t stop marketing their latest puppet - we need to have good voter participation in this upcoming midterm. Never forget the collection of moonbats and zealots ushered in to Congress due to voter apathy in the 2010 midterms!

  4. Add 5 to Merkley

  5. Exactly!! GOTV!

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