Conservative Ties An Albatross To Cuellar, Poll Shows

A recent poll conducted of residents in CD 28 shows 53 percent of potential voters are less likely to vote for incumbent Congressman Henry Cuellar because of his endorsements from conservative GOP organizations, according to a press release from the Rodriguez camp.

Only 27 percent said such endorsements would make them more likely to support Cuellar, the release notes.

Here’s some more good news for Ciro:

Among progressives, 75 percent indicated opposition to Cuellar.  Even among self-styled conservatives the incumbent received less than a majority support.  Figuring heavily in voters’ attitudes was a recent picture of President George W. Bush embracing Cuellar.  Only 27 percent of the voters said  the so called “Kiss of death” photo would make them more likely to vote for Cuellar.

Almost 50 percent of the voters considered the incumbent “weak when it comes to promoting the Democratic agenda,” and only about 1 in 4 believed Cuellar was “doing a fine job” representing the district.

Capitol Annex has also obtained a copy of the actual poll results, which you can view here. Here are the results to our favorite question:

Question 2:
Recently Henry Cuellar received a warm personal greeting in the form of an embrace from President Bush on the evening of the State of the Union speech.What difference if any does President Bush’s embrace of Henry Cuellar’s make to you? Does the hug make you less likely to Vote for Cuellar, more likely to Vote for Cuellar, or does the embrace make no difference to you?

Response:
Response             Count         Percent
Less Likely             157               41%
More Likely             103               27%
Makes No Difference 126              33%
Total                        386          100%

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