Ah, late summer. The kids are back in school and pollsters have cracked open their new Five-Stars in anticipation of another campaign.
WHAS and Survey USA teamed up for the first poll of the 2010 Senate race. Here are the results, from WHAS.
The WHAS11 Survey USA poll of Kentuckians over the last three days shows[Lieutenant Governor Daniel] Mongiardo with an 8 point advantage [over Attorney General Jack Conway], 39% to 31%, a lead that Mongiardo will certainly trumpet in his fundraising efforts.
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For the republicans, Secretary of State Trey Grayson has been considered the presumptive nominee.
But, Bowling Green ophthalmologist Rand Paul is a wild card…
So far, Grayson leads 37% to 26% despite the 11 point lead, that’s a strong early showing for the relatively unknown eye doctor.
That is indeed a strong showing for Rand Paul. His money bomb is in two days. That could be another surprisingly strong showing for the son of Congressman Ron Paul, who’s like the Alfred Nobel of money bombs.
4 comments
August 19, 2009 at 8:51 pm
Luke
Rand Paul is turning out to be the Candidate to beat.. he is going to make a great junior senator from Kentucky.
August 20, 2009 at 10:20 am
Incoming! « The Edit: WFPL's Gabe Bullard blogs the news
[...] son Rand Paul’s big money bomb for his Senate campaign. Pundits let out a collective gasp at Rand’s strong showing in the first poll of the season, and a successful day of fundraising could make him even more of a [...]
August 21, 2009 at 10:14 am
Money Bomb Falls Short « The Edit: WFPL's Gabe Bullard blogs the news
[...] 2009 in Local News | Tags: 2010, rand paul | by gabebullard Just when things were starting to look good for Rand Paul’s Senate campaign, his money bomb [...]
August 23, 2009 at 7:20 am
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