HARTFORD, CT - OCTOBER 5: Former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, businessman and Republican gubernatorial nominee Tom Foley participates in a televised debate with Stamford Mayor and Democratic nominee Dannel Malloy at the Belding Theater inside the Bushnell Center for Performing Arts October 5, 2010 in Hartford, Connecticut. Malloy and Foley, who are in a close race for Governor, spoke about creating jobs, the death penalty among other issues. (Photo by John Woike-Pool/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Tom Foley
Tom Foley, former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland and businessman, has announced he'll run again as a Republican for governor of Connecticut. He's seen here debating eventual Gov. Dannel Malloy on Oct. 5, 2010 in Hartford. (redit: John Woike-Pool/Getty Images)
As WCBS 880 Connecticut Bureau Chief Fran Schneidau reported, the poll shows Foley in an excellent position as he and other GOP candidates head to the convention next week.
“It’s clear that he is the frontrunner and he has a huge lead in a Republican primary. He would get 39 percent of the vote; no other Republican breaks out of single digits,” Quinnipiac University poll director Doug Schwartz said.
Schwartz said although Foley has so far stayed in the background, voters remember him from the governor’s race four years ago. Foley has thus far declined invitations to debate other GOP hopefuls.
