Polls show Democrats competitive in Southern Senate races

[babylonsister]

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/205817-polls-show-dems-competitive-in-southern-states

Polls show Democrats competitive in Southern Senate races

By Alexandra Jaffe


Democrats in three top southern Senate races are holding their own — and even running ahead in a few cases — against Republicans in a new poll out Monday.

A new series of NBC News/Marist polls show Democrats in Arkansas, Kentucky and Georgia are running even or ahead of their GOP opponents.

In the three red states, President Obama’s low approval rating is still troubling for Democrats who fear he could be a drag down-ballot. And while ObamaCare isn’t popular in any of the three states, Democrats appear to be weathering GOP attacks focused on the law.

In Arkansas, Sen. Mark Pryor (D) holds an 11-point lead over his GOP opponent, Rep. Tom Cotton, taking 51 percent support among registered voters to Cotton’s 40 percent support. Most surveys have shown a tighter race, but this is the third poll since the start of April to show Pryor, long considered one of the cycle’s most vulnerable incumbents, ahead of Cotton by double digits.

In Kentucky, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is running neck-and-neck with Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes, taking 45 percent support among registered voters to her 44 percent support. That's consistent with most surveys of the race, which show it to be one of the nation’s tightest.

McConnell leads his primary challenger, businessman Matt Bevin, by more than 30 points, in next Tuesday's contest.

And in Georgia, Democrat Michelle Nunn is running anywhere from 4 points behind to 3 points ahead of her top five potential Republican opponents, who are all locked in a tight primary fight that will be decided in a week.

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http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/205817-polls-show-dems-competitive-in-southern-states

[Vogon_Glory]

1. Despite My Usual Usual Dismay Sometimes

Despite my usual despair (Usually caused by some border state replacing a Democrat with an R or yet another slate of Texas Democrats going down to defeat), I am surprised and awed to see the will of the people turn against some tea-publicans.

I hope to be awe-struck by AR, GA, and KY voters this fall.

[Art_from_Ark]

3. In the case of the Arkansas election,

it seems the more that Tom Cotton (R) opens his mouth, the farther he falls behind.

And hopefully, Democrats will be able to retake at least one of the state's 4 Republican-held Congressional seats this year (District 2, including Little Rock and North Little Rock). Unfortunately, there isn't a Democrat running in the 3rd District-- just a Republican and a Libertarian)

[Thinkingabout]

2. It is going to be so important to GOTV this year and in 2016.

Return our states to blue so this nation starts to regrow.

[Dawson Leery]

4. Tommy Cotton began to talk and exposed himself as a tea kook.

Jack Kingston is a good chance at taking the runoff in Georgia.