Gideon Helf continues to lead in week 2 polls

By Rachel Scissors

In a stunning change of events, all 29 states reported poll results the day the poll was published! Seven new states reported results, including swing states such as Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin. New charts have been published under the “Polls” tab.

In the Democratic primary, Bennett Solomon continues to lead, earning support from just over half of the states. Ali Hammoud has gained the support of four additional states who did not report in the previous poll, putting him solidly in second place. Grace Cabral trails with 4 states. No state changed their vote in the Democratic primary, meaning that all changes in support are due to the entrance of the final 7 states into the poll. In the Republican primary, Gideon Helf continues to build his lead, winning 23 states to capture almost 80% of the vote. Mizuki Brent earned the other 20% of the vote, while Logan Glazier did not earn support from any state in the primary. Helf and Brent traded several votes, with Arkansas, Montana, and South Carolina switching from Helf to Brent while Florida and Nebraska switched from Brent to Helf.

Helf has also taken a larger lead in the general election, earning about 70% of the vote, in part due to votes from 5 of the new states. He is supported by the home states of all six candidates, suggesting that constituents are unaware that the candidates are from their home state or that a candidate’s home state is unimportant to them. Solomon, after gaining support from California and its 55 electoral votes, is up to second place with 17% of the vote. Hammoud, Glazier, and Brent are clustered in third, fourth, and fifth place, respectively, while Cabral did not earn any electoral votes. Glazier entered the general election poll for the first time this week after Ohio joined the poll.

Voters were also asked how well they thought Helf handled the Illuminati scandal, with a 1-5 ranking scale provided. The general consensus was that he handled it well, with 31% of constituents responding that he handled it “very well”. Helf’s membership in the Illuminati did not seem to lose him any support.

Another feature added to this week’s poll was a series of questions asking constituents which candidate they would vote for in a matchup between two candidates in the general election. This question was repeated until all pairs of candidates from the different parties were pitted against each other. Helf was the obvious winner, capturing above 80% of the vote in all three elections between him and a Democrat. The matchups also demonstrated that the constituency is leaning Republican in general. Of the nine matchups, eight were won by the Republican candidate. The outlier matchup between Solomon and Glazier resulted in a narrow Democratic victory for Solomon. Brent also won all three of her matchups, but won more narrowly, beating Solomon by a single state.