Southern Democrats Competitive Despite Rough Midterm Climate

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Democratic candidates are holding their own in three key Senate races despite a daunting political environment for their party in the upcoming midterm elections, according to new NBC News-Marist polls of Arkansas, Georgia and Kentucky.

And in one race in particular, Democrats are more than just competitive.

In Arkansas, with less than six months until Election Day 2014, incumbent Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., leads Republican challenger Tom Cotton by 11 points among registered voters, 51 percent to 40 percent. (That finding is largely in line with other polling from that race since April showing Pryor either leading or tied.)

In Georgia, Democratic Senate candidate Michelle Nunn is running neck and neck against all of her potential GOP opponents in November.

And in Kentucky, Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes is within one point of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell among registered voters, 46 percent to 45 percent.

“These are competitive states as far as the general is concerned,” says Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion. “Arkansas, which was once thought to be Democrats’ most vulnerable [contest for an incumbent], may not be the most vulnerable.”

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/southern-democrats-competitive-despite-rough-midterm-climate-n102856

[okaawhatever]

1. Turnout is going to be doubly the key in Georgia and Kentucky. Also, your typo in the first word of

the story makes it like "emo" candidates. like the Emocratic party. For fun I read the rest of the story like they were all emos. lolz.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

2. Bad copy/paste

But thanks for pointing that out. I'll edit it right away.

[okaawhatever]

3. It was more fun the other way. I did wonder who would have more personality, an emo Alison Grimes or

Mitch McConnell. It was a tough call.

[MissMillie]

4. Yes, that's why I wish the pollsters would poll "likely voters"

as opposed to registered voters.