Cantwell Up 15% On McGavick

An MSNBC poll released today showed Maria Cantwell up 52%-37% on Mike McGavick. She's increased her lead from 10% about three weeks ago.

The poll was taken from October 17-19, so mostly after the two debates (the final one was on the 17th). McGavick gained no ground from the debates, in fact he lost ground.

The poor guy's fighting an uphill battle: 55% of those polled say they strongly disapprove of President Bush. But McGavick hasn't helped himself--he's got only a 33% favorable rating (48% for Cantwell), and a 35% unfavorable rating (29% for Cantwell). And 7% of likely voters don't know who Mike! is (compared to 1% for Cantwell).