If this has been diaried I will pull it....
In a just released poll from Survey USA Democratic challenger Lunsford has closed to race to 3 points with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
http://www.surveyusa.com/...
From the release:
Dramatic Shift in McConnell's KY Senate Re-Elect; Women, Voters Focused on Economy, Move to Democrat Lunsford: 42 days until votes are counted in the race for United States Senator from Kentucky, incumbent Republican Mitch McConnell's once double-digit lead is eroding, according to this SurveyUSA poll conducted exclusively for WHAS-TV Louisville, WLEX-TV Lexington, and WCPO-TV Cincinnati. Today, it's McConnell 49%, Lunsford 46%. Compared to an identical SurveyUSA poll released six weeks ago, Lunsford is up 6 points, McConnell is down 3.
Interviews for this survey occurred at a time of economic turbulence. 6 in 10 voters tell SurveyUSA they are focused on the economy, ahead of all other issues. Among voters focused on the economy, McConnell went from a 6-point lead 6 weeks ago, to a 9-point deficit today, a 15-point swing to the Democrat. Lunsford, a Louisville businessman who ran in the Democratic primaries for Kentucky Governor in 2003 and 2007, also gained ground among women, where 6 weeks ago McConnell led by 11, but today the contest is tied. In Western KY, McConnell had led by 20 points, now leads by 11. In North Central KY, McConnell had led by 12, now leads by 2. In Eastern KY, McConnell had led by 26, now leads by 11. Among voters 50+, McConnell's lead has been cut by two-thirds. Among wealthier voters, McConnell's lead has been cut in half.
Let's hear it for the Lunsford campaign to replace one the the architect's of the complete failure of American foreign & domestic policies.
Perhaps the recent poll released showing South Carolina Senator Lindsay Graham up by only 9 was not such an outlier...
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/...