Polls shows Riley with 28-point lead over Baxley

The latest Press Register/University of South Alabama poll shows Gov. Riley with a comfortable lead over Democrat Lucy Baxley:

The Press-Register/University of South Alabama poll found that Riley, the Republican nominee, was the choice of 53 percent of those polled, while Baxley, the Democratic challenger, garnered 25 percent support. The remaining 22 percent were undecided. ...

Baxley led Riley among black voters 38 percent to 28 percent, with 34 percent undecided. She led Riley among Democrats 55 percent to 22 percent, with 23 percent undecided. Conversely, Riley's advantage among his party faithful was 80 percent to 8 percent. Among white voters, the governor led 61 percent to 21 percent, with 18 percent undecided.

That a Republican Governor polled so well among blacks is truly remarkable, raising the tantalizing - albeit unlikely - prospect that many black voters in Alabama are reconsidering their historic allegiance to the Democratic Party.