Courier-Journal: Rand Paul leads Jack Conway by six percentage points

[josh.schisler]

Need to make sure voters know that Jack is:

-Pro-Obamacare
-Pro-Cap'n'Tax
-Pro-Abortion
-Pro-Gun Control
-Pro-Amnesty
-Pro-Card Check

Yes. Maybe you can add pro-war to that list. It will be interesting to see how far rand can push that now that the primary is over. No republican will vote for jack even if rand takes ron's foreign policy.

 

[Fozz]

- did see something cool on the poll link; can you find me in this photo?

http://www.courier-journal.com/apps...0100513&Kategori=NEWS&Lopenr=305130007&Ref=PH

I suspect you're the guy in the white shirt without a red tie, standing up.

I may very well be completely wrong, though.

 

[sailingaway]

- did see something cool on the poll link; can you find me in this photo?

http://www.courier-journal.com/apps...0100513&Kategori=NEWS&Lopenr=305130007&Ref=PH

kneeling in the front with a camera in your hand? Partially behind someone?

 

[Gage]

So whats the actual numbers?

 

[rprprs]

Ya know...after what we've just been through, I'll take anything that shows that last week wasn't fatal to his campaign.
As others have suggested, this is undoubtedly the low point, and I too would expect the numbers to only improve over time.
The only caveat here is that we can't have any more weeks like the last one.

 

[TheFlashlight.org]

My only guess is that Rand is trying to capture the entire electorate incrementally, staring with the right, so as to not appear inconsistent, then moving to the center, and finally the left before election, with maybe a final bid to each group. Of course, most Kentuckinas seem to be "right", so who knows? It does seem rational. Three "gaffes" means none were gaffes but rather strategy.

 

[sailingaway]

My only guess is that Rand is trying to capture the entire electorate incrementally, staring with the right, so as to not appear inconsistent, then moving to the center, and finally the left before election, with maybe a final bid to each group. Of course, most Kentuckinas seem to be "right", so who knows? It does seem rational. Three "gaffes" means none were gaffes but rather strategy.

Uh, sure. Let's go with that.....

 

[Brett85]

Survey USA had Rand winning his primary by 16 points. He ended up winning by 24. That means that he could be up now by as many as 14 points.

 

[BamaFanNKy]

Remember, they have a Margin of error of 4. I'm gonna say it's more likely Rand up 10 than up 2.

 

[TheDriver]

I think being up 6 is great at this stage in the race!

 

[BlackTerrel]

I'll take it for what it is. It's a dip but he still has a decent size lead. This is not going to be a walk in the park and we need to get firmly behind him now.

The attacks in the media didn't bother me so much as they were expected. The attacks on here by supposed "supporters" bothered me much more.

 

[sailingaway]

I'll take it for what it is. It's a dip but he still has a decent size lead. This is not going to be a walk in the park and we need to get firmly behind him now.

The attacks in the media didn't bother me so much as they were expected. The attacks on here by supposed "supporters" bothered me much more.

We have to get him more money.

 

[AdamT]

So is this tight spread a direct result of all the MSM/MSNBC/Maddow lies and misinformation? Do these liars really have this much influence? Please tell me no (but I know better).

 

[0zzy]

So is this tight spread a direct result of all the MSM/MSNBC/Maddow lies and misinformation? Do these liars really have this much influence? Please tell me no (but I know better).

what influence? what are you talking about? Stop comparing two different polls with each other :[.

 

[Fozz]

what influence? what are you talking about? Stop comparing two different polls with each other :[.

This poll is more accurate than Rasmussen. The 6 point lead is legit, and indeed it is narrow.

This better be the bottom, or else Rand is in serious trouble.

 

[dr. hfn]

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[obijuan]

This poll is more accurate than Rasmussen. The 6 point lead is legit, and indeed it is narrow.

This better be the bottom, or else Rand is in serious trouble.

I'm very interested in the undecideds. I think a 49-43 result is a huge positive for the campaign; a 44-38 result is less exciting.

I had originally thought Rand would win by ten points. I still think that's possible, but after looking at previous Senate races in the state in detail, I'm not going to predict that any longer. Mitch only won by six last election, and he's the most popular politician in the state.

I'm going to do a series of posts on http://libertymaven.com about what these recent polls mean and previous KY Senate races; it should be done Monday or Tuesday (hard to say with the holiday weekend and family committments).

 

[rich34]

This poll is more accurate than Rasmussen. The 6 point lead is legit, and indeed it is narrow.

This better be the bottom, or else Rand is in serious trouble.

Dude, you're freaking out and have been ever since Rand's remarks on Maddow's show. Calm down, Rand is going to be fine. How much did McConnell win by last election? Oh, 6 points.. Kinda funny the battle lines are already drawn and nearly the same. Also republicans imo will be more inclined to vote this Nov. than dems because of anger and frustration with Obama. Rand will be fine..

 

[skyorbit]

Dude, you're freaking out and have been ever since Rand's remarks on Maddow's show. Calm down, Rand is going to be fine. How much did McConnell win by last election? Oh, 6 points.. Kinda funny the battle lines are already drawn and nearly the same. Also republicans imo will be more inclined to vote this Nov. than dems because of anger and frustration with Obama. Rand will be fine..

That doesn't mean he doesn't need money.

TRacy

 

[BlackTerrel]

I'm very interested in the undecideds. I think a 49-43 result is a huge positive for the campaign; a 44-38 result is less exciting.

I had originally thought Rand would win by ten points. I still think that's possible, but after looking at previous Senate races in the state in detail, I'm not going to predict that any longer. Mitch only won by six last election, and he's the most popular politician in the state.

I'm going to do a series of posts on http://libertymaven.com about what these recent polls mean and previous KY Senate races; it should be done Monday or Tuesday (hard to say with the holiday weekend and family committments).

While a landslide (or Randslide) is always nice, at the end of the day I won't care much whether he wins by 20% or 0.2% as long as he wins. Looking forward to your assessment. Make sure to link to it here.