Rasmussen Poll: Conway Gaining Steam In KY-SEN (against Rand Paul)

[Liberal_in_LA]

Rasmussen Poll: Conway Gaining Steam In KY-SEN

A new poll from Rasmussen -- not usually the first pollster Democrats look to for good news -- shows that Democrat Jack Conway has Republican Rand Paul on the run in the Kentucky Senate race. The new poll shows Paul leading by just five, a significant drop from the last Rasmussen poll which showed Paul up by 11.

In the new numbers, Paul is ahead 47-42. The poll of likely voters was taken yesterday using Rasmussen's robo-poll system, meaning the survey came as controversy over Conway's latest tactics reached a fever pitch. The last Rasmussen poll was taken Sept. 29, before Conway's attacks on Paul's college career and in the midst of the war over Paul's position on Medicare. That poll showed Paul ahead 49-38.

If the Rasmussen poll is any judge, Conway's plan of attack appears to be working. As the pollster notes in its analysis, the new poll is Conway's "best showing since June."

What's more, voters in Kentucky appear to be buying Conway's claim that Paul is too extreme for the Bluegrass State.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/10/rasmussen-poll-conway-gaining-steam-in-ky-sen.php?ref=dcblt

[Beetwasher]

1. Yup, And This Is Rasmussen, So It's Probably A Dead Heat

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[NeedleCast]

2. Unfortunately I think Paul will win

Polls always start to narrow close to election day unless one of the candidates does something very dumb. The fact that Rand Paul is leading any political race, in any state, at any time, says bad things about the direction we're moving.