Just days from a Superior Court hearing that will decide whether city Democrats will vote in a mayoral primary, an OIB poll conducted by the Merriman River Group www.merrimanriver.com shows a close race between Mayor Bill Finch and challenger Mary-Jane Foster. Finch leads Foster 40 percent to 34 percent with 20 percent not sure and six percent [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Merriman River Group'
OIB Poll: Finch 40, Foster 34–Dem Voters Blame Ayala For Blocking Foster From Ballot
August 26th, 2011 · 41 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
Tags: Alan Neigher·Bill Finch·CT Post·Lisa "Honey" Parziale·Mario Testa·Mary-Jane Foster·Merriman River Group·Michele Mount·Santa Ayala
OIB Poll: Ganim Leads And He’s Not In The Race–Will He Get In? What Does This Say About Voter Mood?
July 12th, 2011 · 80 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
Former Mayor Joe Ganim’s not even officially in the race for his old job. He hasn’t served in office in more than eight years. He spent six years in the joint following his conviction on corruption charges. And yet he leads slightly in both a head-to-head matchup against Mayor Bill Finch and increases that lead in [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Charlie Coviello·Ernie Newton·Joe Ganim·John Gomes·Mario Testa·Mary-Jane Foster·Merriman River Group
OIB Poll: Mary-Jane Foster Gains Ground On Finch
July 11th, 2011 · 51 Comments · City Politics, Education
Two months from a Democratic mayoral primary, challenger Mary-Jane Foster has pulled to within seven points of Mayor Bill Finch in the latest public opinion poll of likely voters conducted by OIB.
Tags: Bill Finch·Bridgeport Bluefish·Charlie Coviello·Dan Malloy·Joe Ganim·John Gomes·Mary-Jane Foster·Merriman River Group·Ned Lamont·Tom Foley
If Ganim Runs, The Dynamic Changes–If Not, Advantage Finch
May 4th, 2011 · 43 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
OIB reported on Tuesday the results of a public opinion poll conducted May 1 and May 2 by Merriman River Group www.merrimanriver.com that shows Mayor Bill Finch leading former Mayor Joe Ganim 42 percent to 37 percent in a head-to-head matchup of more than 500 likely Democratic voters. That same poll showed Finch leading Mary-Jane [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Bridgeport Bluefish·Charlie Coviello·Joe Ganim·John Gomes·Mary-Jane Foster·Merriman River Group
OIB Poll: Finch, Ganim Run Close; Foster Picks Up Ground
May 3rd, 2011 · 27 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch has a five-point lead over former Mayor Joe Ganim while Mary-Jane Foster has picked up ground on Finch in an OIB poll conducted by the Merriman River Group this week. Finch has large leads over two other Democratic opponents. Merriman River www.merrimanriver.com screened more than 500 registered Democrats Sunday May 1 and Monday May 2 who said they [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Bridgeport Bluefish·Charlie Coviello·Dan Malloy·Joe Ganim·John Gomes·Mary-Jane Foster·Merriman River Group·Ned Lamont·Tom Foley
Himes-Debicella Still Tight
October 29th, 2010 · 4 Comments · State Politics
From www.ctcapitolreport.com: HARTFORD, CT (October 29, 2010) – Democratic U.S. Representatives Jim Himes and Chris Murphy trail their Republican opponents, Dan Debicella and Sam Caligiuri, according to a poll released today by CT Capitol Report. In the survey, Representative Himes has 46.1 percent to Debicella’s 48.0 percent and Representative Murphy has 45.5 percent to Caligiuri’s [...]
Tags: Chris Murphy·Dan Debicella·Jim Himes·Merriman River Group·Sam Caligiuri
Final Finch V. Foster OIB Poll Reflects Voter Sentiment
September 30th, 2011 · 6 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
A poll conducted by the Merriman River Group on behalf of OIB four weeks before the primary showed Mayor Bill Finch with a six-point lead over opponent Mary-Jane Foster, 40-34 with more than 20 percent undecided. On Tuesday Finch won the primary machine total within the poll’s margin of error.
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Tags: Bill Finch·Mary-Jane Foster·Merriman River Group·Tom McCarthy