Poll – Jim Hood leads Simpson by 17 points

Poll – Jim Hood leads Simpson by 17 points

-Mississippi Democrats start out with the advantage to keep the one major statewide office they still hold. Attorney General Jim Hood leads Republican challenger Steve Simpson 49-32. Hood is doing a good job of keeping the Democratic base in line, leading 74-12 within his own party, and is picking up an impressive 27% of Republicans while also leading 43-34 with independents. Still, given the recent political winds in Mississippi it seems unlikely this race will do anything but tighten and we’ll see if Hood can hold on or not.

Public Policy Polling
4/11/11