A Rasmussen poll released last week found Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard (D) trailing all potential Republican opponents in the gubernatorial race. Now, a new Public Policy Polling (D) survey (813 RVs, 4/23-25, MoE +/- 3.4%) finds the exact opposite.

General Election Matchups
Goddard (D) 47 -- Arpaio (R) 44 -- Und 9
Goddard (D) 47 -- Brewer (R) 44 -- Und 10
Goddard (D) 47 -- Martin (R) 36 -- Und 17
Goddard (D) 45 -- Mills (R) 37 -- Und 18
Goddard (D) 46 -- Munger (R) 31 -- Und 23

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has not announced his candidacy. The filing deadline for the Republican primary is May 26. RCP currently classifies the race as a Toss Up.

The survey was in the field just after Gov. Jan Brewer's (R) decision to sign an immigration measure requiring local law enforcement to verify the citizenship of anyone reasonably suspected of being here illegally. PPP's Debnam says in the release that, “Brewer and Arpaio could both beat Goddard if they rally illegal immigration opponents.”

Brewer has a 35 percent job approval rating; 46 percent disapprove.

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