Some very encouraging news today:
http://www.monmouth.edu/...
The Monmouth University Poll finds a tied race in the Kansas U.S. Senate contest between
Republican Pat Roberts and independent Greg Orman. In the race for Governor, Democratic challenger Paul Davis holds a 5 point lead over GOP incumbent Sam Brownback.
In the election for U.S. Senate, Kansas voters who are likely to cast a ballot next month divide their vote – 46% for GOP incumbent Pat Roberts and 46% for independent challenger Greg Orman. Another 3% say they will vote for a different candidate and 5% remain undecided.
In the race for Kansas Governor, 50% of likely voters support Democratic challenger Paul Davis and 45% support GOP incumbent Sam Brownback. Another 2% say they will vote for a different candidate and 3% remain undecided.
“The Kansas polls have been volatile ever since the Democratic nominee withdrew from the
Senate race. There may be enough ticket splitting to give the Republicans a win in one contest but not the other,” said Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmouth University Polling Institute in West Long Branch, New Jersey.
The challengers in both contests claim greater than 2-to-1 support among independent voters, but Davis has more solid backing from Democratic voters than does the independent Orman. Specifically, 62% of self-identified independents support Davis
for Governor while 31% support Brownback. A similar 60% of independents support Orman for Sena te while 32% support Roberts. Among Democrats, Davis commands 91% of the vote to 9% for Brownback. Orman gets a smaller share of the Democratic vote – 81%, to 14% for Roberts.
Another factor making this race close – aside from the strong independent tilt toward the
challengers – is that both incumbents have not completely locked up their own partisan base. In the election for Governor, 77% of Republican voters choose Brownback to 17% who prefer Davis. In the Senate race, 76% of Republicans say they will vote for Roberts while 14% prefer Orman.
The poll finds that Kansas voters offer a divided assessment of the leading Senate candidates’ qualities. When asked which candidate understands the concerns of
Kansas voters, 33% choose Orman, 31% choose Roberts, 5% choose both, and 27% say neither candidate does. When asked which candidate is honest and trustworthy, 28% say Orman, 25% say Roberts, 11% say both, and 28% say this describes neither candidate.
Kansas voters have a slight preference for wanting to see the Republicans in control of the U.S. Senate – 37% prefer the Republicans, 29% prefer the Democrats, and 30% say it makes no difference. However, among the group of voters who say party control of the Senate makes no difference to them, 48% intend to vote for Orman, 36% intend to vote
for Roberts and a sizable 12% are still undecided.
“With no clear preference on candidate qualities, it’s possible that undecided voters could be swayed by the idea of having an independent voice in the Senate. Orman is wise to keep his caucus intentions under wraps for now,” said pollster Murray. - Monmouth University, 10/20/14
The Monmouth University Poll was conducted by telephone from
October 16 to 19, 2014 with 429 Kansas voters likely to vote in the November general election. This sample has a margin of error of + 4.7 percent. The poll was conducted by the Monmouth University Polling Institute. Again, lets kick some GOP ass in kansas this year. Click here to donate and get involved with Davis, Orman and Jean Schodorf's (D. KS) campaigns:
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