Tribune poll: Herbert lengthens his lead over Dem Corroon

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Gov. Gary Herbert is lengthening his lead in Utah's 2010 gubernatorial race -- so much so that political observers say it would take a scandal or some other serious misstep for him to lose.

The Republican governor is outpacing his Democratic challenger, Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon, by 31 percentage points, according to a new Salt Lake Tribune poll.

That's a wider gap than three months ago, when the governor had a 25-point advantage.

It's not that Corroon has lost ground. He just hasn't gained any. The mayor's support remained unchanged in the latest poll at 30 percent.

Herbert, on the other hand, improved his backing from 55 percent to 61 percent of the vote, according to a survey of 400 registered Utah voters by the Washington, D.C.-based Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc. The poll has a 5 percent margin of error.

http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_14986723

[Sheepshank]

1. Caroon is an idiot bean counter

His emphasis on frugality equals the County trying sustain itself on nothing but Top Ramen. Can't even imaine what it would be like to have his hand anywhere near the state coffers.

[Drunken Irishman]

2. Corroon just isn't a good candidate.

He's boring and though he might be more known than other past Democratic candidates due to his standing as Salt Lake County (not city) Mayor, he's, however, pretty uneventful. There just isn't much there.

His biggest trump card is that he cleaned up the government after a scandals really hampered the county government, but that was just due to a change in leadership.

To be clear, though, I am not saying I don't like Corroon. I know him personally and he's a good guy. Just not a good state-wide candidate.

He'll do better than some Dems, but he'll still get his butt kicked in November.