Bridgeport's Thrasher Trailing in MetroNews Poll for Governor; Name Recognition Giving Justice the Edge
By Connect-Bridgeport Staff on December 12, 2019 via Connect-Bridgeport.com
According to Metronews, name recognition continues to give Gov. Jim Justice an advantage against his Republican primary opponents.
The most recent version of the MetroNews West Virginia Poll shows that among likely voters in next spring’s Republican primary, 56.3 percent currently favor Justice.
That compares to 20.5 percent for Republican challenger Woody Thrasher and 10.5 percent for Mike Folk, another GOP candidate.
“Governor Justice leads his two challengers by significant margins at this early date,” said pollster Rex Repass, president of Research America Inc., which conducts the West Virginia Poll.
Justice’s campaign put out an outline of its own polling this week, showing relative strength compared to the challengers.
Folk, in a telephone interview this morning, said he doubts the gap is really that big.
“I’m very skeptical,” Folk said. “It doesn’t jibe with my poll. Let me put it that way.”
Justice was elected in 2016 as a Democratic candidate before switching parties six months after taking office. He is among the least popular governors in America, according to Morning Consult, which maintains a regular list.
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