Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu appears headed for defeat, unhelped by her last-ditch effort to bring home the Keystone XL pipeline to Louisiana, according to a new poll.
A Vox Populi Polling survey found that Republican Bill Cassidy leads Landrieu 53 percent to 42 percent, with 5 percent unsure.
The Alexandria, Va., firm said Cassidy is winning independents 58 percent to 31 percent.
They said since the Nov. 4 open primary, Cassidy has surged. In a similar Oct. 13-14 survey, Cassidy led Landrieu 48 percent to 44 percent in a head-to-head.
The poll also said that the senator’s effort to win passage of the oil pipeline, which failed in the Senate on Tuesday, didn’t seem to move voters. “When asked if it made voters more likely to vote for the incumbent Democrat, 39 percent said it made them more likely to vote for Bill Cassidy, and 32 percent said it made them more likely to vote for Mary Landrieu,” said the poll.
As other voters said on Election Day, Louisianans say President Obama’s job performance is a big issue. Some 61 percent of voters disapprove of Obama, with only 38 percent of voters approving of his performance.
“Bill Cassidy heads into the Dec. 6 runoff with a huge lead over Senator Mary Landrieu,” said Vox Populi Polling spokeswoman Lisa Boothe. “Louisiana voters’ disdain for President Obama, coupled with the unpopularity of Obamacare in the state, could be influential in their decision making as they cast their ballots next month.”
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected].
