Rasmussen Data

Lots of fascinating data in the new Rasmussen poll on the Collins-Allen contest. Here are a few nuggets we found particularly salient:

--Collins is ahead 20% among males but only 13% with women.

--She has support from 27% of registered Democrats. Relatedly--and perplexingly--she scores 32% preference among self-described liberals. (Expect both of these numbers to fall as the election approaches.)

--Collins wins all age groups, but Allen is closest (-4%) with voters under 30.

--If Allen is to have any shot of winning, he will need to improve his standing with voters earning under 20K (-6%) and voters earning 20K-40K (-13%).

--Allen leads decisively (+22%) among voters who think Iraq is the most important issue.

--By contrast, Collins leads by an even larger margin (29%) among voters who think the economy is most important. This is another area where Allen needs to improve for the race to tighten.

--Collins does just about equally well with supporters of Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL).