BY SARAH ROSS
Gubernatorial candidates Chris Dudley (top left), Allen Alley (top right), John Kitzhaber (bottom left), and Bill Bradbury (bottom right)
PORTLAND- The latest poll tracking Oregon’s gubernatorial race, released Thursday, found that Republican candidate Chris Dudley ties both John Kitzhaber and Bill Bradbury, the two Democratic candidates running for Governor.
Rasmussen Reports, who conducted the poll, interviewed 500 of Oregon’s likely voters.
The interviewees showed that when put against Kitzhaber, Dudley tied the former governor at 41%. When put against Bradbury, Dudley also tied Bradbury at 40%.
When interviewees were polled about one of the other Republican candidates, Allen Alley, the two Democratic candidates took a majority of the support. Against Kitzhaber, Alley drew 33% of voters, while Kitzhaber took 48%. Bradbury gained 43% of support against Alley, who took 34%.
Support for the third Republican candidate included in the poll, John Lim, resembled that of Alley. Bradbury claimed 44% against Lim’s 32%, while Kitzhaber claimed 50% against Lim’s 34%.
The same poll showed that more respondents (55%) believed their views were closer to those of President Obama than to those of the average Tea Party activist (37%).
