Call it a post-stalemate boost.
A new, independent poll of likely voters has found that, contrary to a previous survey, Republican state Sen. Bill Brady holds a lead over Gov. Pat Quinn in the general election.
Brady emerged last week from a monthlong waiting period just 193 votes ahead of Kirk Dillard, a fellow state senator and Republican.
While a Research 2000 poll showed Quinn leading Brady, a poll from Rasmussen Reports released today shows that Brady would beat Quinn by 10 points, 47-37, if the election were held today.
Six percent of voters in the survey favor another, unspecified candidate, while 9 percent are undecided.
The poll also showed that although more voters think favorably of Brady than of Quinn, fewer voters are sure about their feelings on Brady. About 19 percent surveyed hadn't formed an opinion of him, as opposed to 5 percent who were unsure about Quinn.
Finally, the poll showed that Illinois voters are essentially split on whether legislators should remove the state's lieutenant-governor position. The results show they are 41-40 for it, with 19 percent saying they are not sure.
The poll has a margin of error of 4.5 percentage points.
Windy Citizen 