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brooklynite

(94,302 posts)
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 03:09 PM Aug 2020

Kentucky, South Carolina, And Maine Senate Races Are All Close, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds

Source: Quinnipiac Polling Institute

Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell holds a slight lead over Democratic challenger Amy McGrath, 49 - 44 percent, with 5 percent undecided. Republicans go for McConnell 92 - 6 percent, while Democrats go to McGrath 86 - 11 percent. Independents are divided with 46 percent backing McGrath and 40 percent backing McConnell.

...snip...

The U.S. Senate race in South Carolina is a tie, with 44 percent of voters backing Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and 44 percent backing Democrat Jaime Harrison. Nine percent say they are undecided. Democrats back Harrison 94 - 3 percent, independents back Harrison 47 - 37 percent, and Republicans back Graham 89 - 5 percent.

...snip...

The U.S. Senate race in Maine is too close to call with Democrat Sara Gideon getting 47 percent of the vote and Senator Susan Collins getting 43 percent. Six percent are undecided. Democrats back Gideon 88 - 7 percent, Republicans back Collins 85 - 8 percent, and independents are divided with 46 percent for Gideon and 42 percent for Collins.


Read more: https://poll.qu.edu/2020-presidential-swing-state-polls/release-detail?ReleaseID=3670

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Kentucky, South Carolina, And Maine Senate Races Are All Close, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds (Original Post) brooklynite Aug 2020 OP
I keep getting the same push polls from the Repubs re Gideon. I always say there is GreenPartyVoter Aug 2020 #1
Maine is the most likely flip IronLionZion Aug 2020 #3
Nope... brooklynite Aug 2020 #4
Great, I'll take both and a few more like Colorado IronLionZion Aug 2020 #6
Moscow Mitch, Lindsey, and Susan can go spend more time with their families IronLionZion Aug 2020 #2
That would be great Sherman A1 Aug 2020 #18
AHA!! Bayard Aug 2020 #5
I've been reading that Moscow Mitch is way ahead of McGrath in Kentucky. NNadir Aug 2020 #7
Kentucky race "close" is an exaggeration in my book. Tetrachloride Aug 2020 #8
Democrats go to McGrath 86 - 11 percent? PatSeg Aug 2020 #9
Elderly Dixiecrats? lagomorph777 Aug 2020 #20
I suppose PatSeg Aug 2020 #21
Amy McGrath has to step up her advertising. Staph Aug 2020 #10
I agree. Amy's ads need to be more targeted. Lonestarblue Aug 2020 #11
The Democratic party should kick it up notches rockfordfile Aug 2020 #13
I am seeing other ads for McGrath Bayard Aug 2020 #14
If I see another fighter jet, I'm gonna scream Wanderlust988 Aug 2020 #15
She has got to wake-up and put the hurt on Moscow Mitch. kyburbonkid Aug 2020 #16
Just a followup; Old Moscow is doing one of those Willy-Horton ads now on Amy kyburbonkid Aug 2020 #17
Harrison is showing tinymontgomery Aug 2020 #12
K&R Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2020 #19

GreenPartyVoter

(72,377 posts)
1. I keep getting the same push polls from the Repubs re Gideon. I always say there is
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 03:11 PM
Aug 2020

more to the story and I will strongly support Gideon.

NNadir

(33,457 posts)
7. I've been reading that Moscow Mitch is way ahead of McGrath in Kentucky.
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 03:29 PM
Aug 2020

I'd love to hear that all those polls are wrong, and this one is right, but I'll believe it when I see it.

Staph

(6,251 posts)
10. Amy McGrath has to step up her advertising.
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 04:29 PM
Aug 2020

I live next door in West Virginia, so we get Kentucky political ads. Mitch has been going great guns on dangerous riots, Nancy-Pelosi-loving-Amy, and his own single-handed passing of the PPP act.

And there's nothing new from Amy. Just the same old I-was-a-fighter-pilot ads. She's going to lose this one.


Lonestarblue

(9,958 posts)
11. I agree. Amy's ads need to be more targeted.
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 04:56 PM
Aug 2020

She can attack Mitch on healthcare, on his tax cut for the wealthy, and especially on his obstruction of any legislation that helps average Kentuckians. She could make the point that Kentucky voters wanted change when they voted for Donald Trump, but the man who prevents meaningful change in Washington is McConnell. He’s been there 34 years and become a multimillionaire who is out of touch with Kentuckians.

She needs help from the Lincoln Project or from the Meidas Group or even the veterans group. All have better ads. She has plenty of money, just poor presentation.

Bayard

(22,004 posts)
14. I am seeing other ads for McGrath
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 06:21 PM
Aug 2020

Over here in south/central KY. And they're pretty good.

Saw the first one for McConnell last night, and I started throwing things at the TV again. He has all these manly men factory workers praising his name, because Mitch stands for the little people. My gawd! Wonder if he paid them?

Wanderlust988

(509 posts)
15. If I see another fighter jet, I'm gonna scream
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 06:45 PM
Aug 2020

We all get it! She was a fighter pilot! Now freaking tell me what you're going to do regarding health care, the economy, etc.

kyburbonkid

(251 posts)
16. She has got to wake-up and put the hurt on Moscow Mitch.
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 07:45 PM
Aug 2020

She's floundering here. She really needs to wake up 'kick names and take ass'. She really needs to go all out and drag Moscow down the dark hole. I've got my yard sign coming but I really need to hear her on all media smoking that old f-ing geezer.

kyburbonkid

(251 posts)
17. Just a followup; Old Moscow is doing one of those Willy-Horton ads now on Amy
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 08:32 PM
Aug 2020

that shows all of these violent police battles in the riots from Portland and Seattle implying she's in favor of this stuff and OBVIOUSLY one black teen in the mix of boogaloo boys bull shit is the highlight. It's an incredibly racist Willy Horton type ad. This POS Moscow Mitch is a sick fuck and needs to go. Run him out of Ky.

tinymontgomery

(2,584 posts)
12. Harrison is showing
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 05:03 PM
Aug 2020

Harrison is showing hits against Graham then adding a positive note.
I think people are tired negative ads.

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