17 percent would vote for re-election

[ridgerunner]

By Tom Loftus
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The Courier-Journal

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Seventeen percent of registered voters in Kentucky say they think they will vote for Gov. Ernie Fletcher when he seeks re-election in 2007, according to The Courier-Journal's latest Bluegrass Poll.

The poll also showed that 44 percent of Kentuckians approve of his performance as governor, but 48 percent disapprove.

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Fletcher said the poll "is one snapshot in time. It probably doesn't mean anything in the long run."

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"I don't think the people understand the unprecedented nature of this investigation," he said. "I think we have adequate evidence that the investigation is unusual and appears to be very politically motivated."

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[Roland99]

1. So, the hard-core base is 17%?

[yellowdoggess]

2. long time till election day

and the public memory is pretty short, isn't it? What does it take to wake people up about the repugs?

[ridgerunner]

3. Public memory may be short elsewhere

but this is the Commonwealth of Kentucky, we know how to hold a grudge. Hell, we were still fighting the Civil War for a good thirty years after Lee surrendered.