Gov. Bill Richardson’s poll numbers in two key states aren’t showing a lot of improvement, at least not yet.
The polls, conducted last week by American Research Group, show that Richardson isn’t making any headway among Democratic contenders in Iowa and New Hampshire, two of four states that are holding primary contests in January.
In Iowa, the poll found Richardson’s support at 1 percent, which is where it has been since the first poll in December. In New Hampshire, Richardson’s support was at 2 percent, which is where it’s been for the last four months.
Richardson was tied with Chris Dodd and Dennis Kucinich for sixth place among Democratic contenders in the Iowa poll, with 10 percent of those surveyed saying they were undecided. With 12 percent undecided in the New Hampshire poll, Richardson was tied for fourth place with Joe Biden.
The situation wasn’t much better in the other two states where surveys were done last week. Richardson had the support of 4 percent of those surveyed in Texas and 2 percent in Arkansas.
Each poll queried 600 likely Democratic caucus goers from March 19-22 and has a margin of error of 4 percent.
The stagnation in the polls was noted by the left-leaning blog The Blue State on Saturday.
“Bill Richardson is not making any progress in the polls at all,” Chief Editor Todd Haskins wrote. “He is the only governor left in the Democratic field of candidates.”
Gov. Bill Richardson’s poll numbers in two key states aren’t showing a lot of improvement, at least not yet.