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Republican Hopefuls Lose Ground in Kentucky Senate Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThe two Democrats running for the seat of retiring GOP Sen. Jim Bunning in Kentucky have gained on the Republicans seeking the job, although they still trail in general election match-ups, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted April 28. Last month, both Secretary of State Trey Grayson and eye doctor Rand Paul, a favorite of Tea Party activists, were above the 50 percent mark against Attorney General Jack Conway and Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo. But now they have dipped below that mark and their leads have lessened, particularly in the match-ups with Conway. Grayson leads Conway, 43 ...
GOP's Paul and Grayson Outdistance Dems in Ky. Senate Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThe two Republicans running for their party's nomination to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Jim Bunning -- Rand Paul, son of Texas Rep. Ron Paul, and Secretary of State Trey Grayson -- both lead the Democratic hopefuls for the job by margins ranging from 14 to 20 points, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted March 31. However, Grayson runs the stronger race against either of the Democratic candidates. Paul, an opthamologist and Tea Party enthusiast, leads Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo 52 percent to 37 percent with 3 percent preferring another choice and 8 percent undecided. Grayson leads ...
Rand Paul Leads in GOP Ky. Primary Race; Mongiardo Tops Democratic Field
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyDemocrat Daniel Mongiardo, Kentucky's lieutenant governor, and Republican Rand Paul, son of Texas Rep. Ron Paul, both have big leads in their primary races for the chance to run for the seat being vacated by GOP Sen. Jim Bunning, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted March 1-3 for The Louisville Courier Journal and WHAS11. Paul, an eye surgeon, leads Secretary of State Trey Grayson by 42 percent to 27 percent, with 19 percent undecided and all other candidates in single digits. On the Democratic side, Mongiardo leads the state's attorney general, Jack Conway, by 45 percent to 27 percent, ...
Republicans Hopefuls Widen Their Leads in Kentucky Senate Match-Ups
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThe two Republican hopefuls to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Jim Bunning in Kentucky lead Democratic contenders seeking the job, and except in one match-up, by margins bigger than a month ago, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Jan. 6. Eye surgeon Rand Paul, son of Texas Rep. Ron Paul, leads Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo 51 percent to 34 percent with 3 percent preferring someone else and 12 percent undecided. Last month, his margin over Mongiardo was 48 percent to 37 percent. Paul leads Attorney General Jack Conway 49 percent to 34 percent with 4 percent preferring someone else and 13 ...
GOP Has Edge in Kentucky Senate Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThe two Republican hopefuls to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Jim Bunning in Kentucky remain out in front over Democratic contenders seeking the job, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Jan. 6. ...
Bunning Retirement May Open the Door for the Democrats in Ky.
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThe announced retirement of two-term Kentucky Sen. Jim Bunning may have left the door open for Democrats to steal this GOP seat, with potential match-ups between candidates from both parties pointing to races that are close, or at least competitive, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Sept. 30. The margin of error for this poll is 4.5 percent. ...
Poll Shows Kentuckians Prefer Their Senator Not Be a Senile Old Coot
By Dylan and Ethan Ris - Politics DailyBad news for any geriatric, senile, death-of-Supreme-Court-justice-predicting, Republican-Party-suing, Twitter-not-understanding, and just plain nutty old men who want to be elected Senator from Kentucky in 2010.The voters aren't behind you...A new survey released Wednesday paints a bleak 2010 picture for Kentucky Sen. Jim Bunning (R), who was already considered the most vulnerable Senate incumbent up for re-election. The automated survey by the Democratic firm Public Policy Polling gave the embattled Senator a 28 percent job approval rating with 54 percent disapproving. Only 38 percent of ...
Republicans Are Really Serious About Knocking Off Jim Bunning
By Dylan and Ethan Ris - Politics DailyUnlike some people, we're not totally delusional. Just because we report something in this space does not mean we believe everyone reading will accept it as fact.So we can understand if some of you were skeptical last week when we reported that the Republican Party would field a primary challenger for Sen. Jim Bunning (RHP-KY), who then threatened to sue the party or resign his seat altogether.But now the New York Times is on the case, and they've reached a similar conclusion...While the Democrats are preoccupied with Senator Roland W. Burris and his ties to a tainted Illinois governor, the ...
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