LANSDALE -- A new Lexmark University shows state Attorney General Ramon Ramos (N) leading Conservative Assemblyman Nick Karen 52%-48% in the state's governor race.
The poll confirmed that Ramos, 44, who has served two terms as AG, has much more name recognition than the little-known Karen, who has represented a suburban west Lansdale district for six years.
Karen, age 39, narrowly beat back his more hardline primary opponents, businessmen Mike Indano and Terry Silvi, in the October primary race.
Ramos won a four-way race on the NAT side, beating federal Senator Max Kiesling, billionaire businessman Pat Gaynor and Assemblywoman Elaine Najiscoto from the state's southeast.
Poll results show Ramos is better known but has higher unfavorability ratings. Some 43% of respondents said they don't like him.
Forty-two percent of respondents said they don't know enough about Nick Karen to form an opinion.
Both men having been hitting the airwaves and campaigning across the state in a final push to win over undecided voters.
Karen has been endorsed by outgoing Governor Donna Almone and federal Senator Dick Trau. After finishing in third place in the primary race, Terry Silvi endorsed Karen, but Mike Indano, who finished in a close second, has refused to back Karen.
Ramos has received endorsements from Senators George Mercott and Diane Coke. Outgoing Senator Max Kiesling, who lost to Ramos, has declined to endorse him.
Pat Gaynor and Elaine Najiscoto have both given Ramos their backing.
Kiesling told the Lansdale Focus newspaper that he has concerns about Ramos' partisan history.
"Of course I want to see an NAT governor, but I want to see a governor that's a unifier, not someone who is a hard-line partisan, so I haven't made up my mind yet on whether I'll endorse Ramon or not," Kiesling said.
The poll confirmed that Ramos, 44, who has served two terms as AG, has much more name recognition than the little-known Karen, who has represented a suburban west Lansdale district for six years.
Karen, age 39, narrowly beat back his more hardline primary opponents, businessmen Mike Indano and Terry Silvi, in the October primary race.
Ramos won a four-way race on the NAT side, beating federal Senator Max Kiesling, billionaire businessman Pat Gaynor and Assemblywoman Elaine Najiscoto from the state's southeast.
Poll results show Ramos is better known but has higher unfavorability ratings. Some 43% of respondents said they don't like him.
Forty-two percent of respondents said they don't know enough about Nick Karen to form an opinion.
Both men having been hitting the airwaves and campaigning across the state in a final push to win over undecided voters.
Karen has been endorsed by outgoing Governor Donna Almone and federal Senator Dick Trau. After finishing in third place in the primary race, Terry Silvi endorsed Karen, but Mike Indano, who finished in a close second, has refused to back Karen.
Ramos has received endorsements from Senators George Mercott and Diane Coke. Outgoing Senator Max Kiesling, who lost to Ramos, has declined to endorse him.
Pat Gaynor and Elaine Najiscoto have both given Ramos their backing.
Kiesling told the Lansdale Focus newspaper that he has concerns about Ramos' partisan history.
"Of course I want to see an NAT governor, but I want to see a governor that's a unifier, not someone who is a hard-line partisan, so I haven't made up my mind yet on whether I'll endorse Ramon or not," Kiesling said.
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