Poll shows Maddox numbers stronger than anticipated

A recent poll of likely voters was released this week showing Walt Maddox may have a stronger position in the Governor’s race than previously thought. The poll was conducted by Cygnal between July 24 and 25, a company owned by Gov. Kay Ivey’s campaign manager.

According to the poll, Gov. Ivey has a lead over Maddox by 13.9 percent (55.5 vs. 41.6 percent). But a closer look at the data reveals that the results may be deceiving.

Even though Ivey collected 71.6 percent of the overall vote from Republicans, Maddox’s numbers showed that 26 percent of those Republican participants are willing to vote for a Democrat rather than the incumbent Republican.

Republican Definite Ivey votes were 61.3 percent to Republican Definite Maddox votes at 20.9. Quick math reveals that some 11 percent of Ivey’s Republican voters are still unsure to only six percent of Maddox’s Republican voters.

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