Into The Great Wide Open

It appears that the race for Governor is pretty much in a dead-heat for who gives a flip. On the Democratic side, a lot of people think Ned Ray is running for re-election, and on the Republican side, the only federally elected contestant leads the pack by about 7 points (SPR via ACK).

If the election to determine the Democratic nominee for governor were held today and you would likely vote in that primary, who would you vote for?

McWherter (23%)
Herron (13%)
Kyle (6%)
Cammack (5%)
McMilan (3%)
Other (16%)
Undecided (34%)

If the election to determine the Republican nominee for governor was held today and you would likely vote in that primary, who would you vote for?

Wamp (22%)
Haslam (15%)
Ramsey (7%)
Gibbons (4%)
Other (13%)
Undecided (39%)

I'm genuinely surprised at the numbers for McMilan, given her being the first of either party into the race, and her former position as House Majority Leader (not that more than 50 people outside of Nashville can probably name who that person is).

Now, from what I can tell this poll is of registered voters, which doesn't mean a whole lot for a primary race such as this. But, being the only independent poll out there that I'm aware of, it indicates good news for Mike McWherter (the name still carries weight), and for Zach Wamp who got trounced in fundraising by Haslam.