To follow up on yesterday's
polling results in the Kentucky Democratic and Republican
primaries for Senate, there's also
new data on head-to-head matchups between the potential
nominees. Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson (R) beats
Attorney General Jack Conway by 43 percent to 38 percent. He
edges Lt. Gov. Dan Mongiardo (D) by 46 percent to 40 percent.
Rand Paul, Grayson's closest Republican opponent, would lose to
Conway by 43 percent to 38 percent. The younger Dr. Paul trails
Mogniardo by just 43 percent to 41 percent, which is within the
margin of error.
A few takeaways: Nobody is at or above 50 percent. The stronger
Democrat in the primary is the weaker one in head-to-head
matchups. And Rand Paul is polling competitively despite being a
relatively unknown candidate, potentially making him the most
viable bona fide Ron Paul Republican since his dad.
