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Kentucky: Surveyusa

Tue, 12/09/2008 - 14:54

Latest approval numbers find Bunning and McConnell below 50 percent

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

Fewer than half of the respondents to a new SurveyUSA poll approve of the jobs both of the Commonwealth's U.S. Senators are doing in Washington, D.C. The latest tracking poll from the firm - conducted between Nov. 21 and 24 - found U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Southgate) with an approval rating of 43 percent while U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Louisville) garnered 47 percent approval, just weeks after clinching re-election to a fifth term.

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Sun, 11/02/2008 - 17:53

New SurveyUSA poll: McConnell up eight with two days to go

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

The latest poll numbers in Kentucky's U.S. Senate race show incumbent U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Louisville) with a growing lead over businessman Bruce Lunsford (D-Louisville). A SurveyUSA/WHAS-TV poll released today gives McConnell a 53 to 45 percent lead over Lunsford just twelve days after the same firm put the two in a dead heat and just two days before the election

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Thu, 10/30/2008 - 15:40

SurveyUSA defends its record amid Northup comments

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

SurveyUSA CEO Jay Leve took exception to recent comments from 3rd Congressional district challenger and former U.S. Rep. Anne Northup (R-Louisville), who claimed the firm's polls were often twelve points off in her past races.

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Thu, 10/30/2008 - 15:37

Guthrie’s lead grows to 10 points in newest public poll

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

State Sen. Brett Guthrie (R-Bowling Green) is leading state Sen. David Boswell (D-Sorgho) 53 to 43 percent according to the latest public polling of the 2nd Congressional District race from SurveyUSA, commissioned by WHAS-TV and Roll Call. Guthrie has increased his lead by one point in polling from that firm when compared to figures released 13 days ago, though Boswell's camp says the newest result is an outlier.

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Tue, 09/23/2008 - 12:52

Updated: SurveyUSA finds Senate gap shrinking dramatically

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

The latest public poll numbers to be reported on the U.S. Senate race in Kentucky show the gap between incumbent U.S. Mitch McConnell (R-Louisville) and businessman Bruce Lunsford (D-Louisville) quickly slamming shut, with Lunsford narrowing McConnell's lead to just three points in a new SurveyUSA poll, according to WHAS-TV's Mark Hebert.

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Wed, 09/10/2008 - 13:12

McConnell releases internal poll claiming a growing lead

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=1571|title=U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell|desc=Getty Images Photo |link=none|align=center|width=420|height=292]The campaign of U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell pushed out its third internal poll of the campaign this afternoon, this one showing its candidate up 17 points over Democratic opponent Bruce Lunsford.

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Mon, 09/08/2008 - 14:17

KY-3: Northup edges closer to Yarmuth in latest poll

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=1557|title=Republican congressional candidate Anne Northup|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=191|height=200]The newest numbers from the polling firm SurveyUSA show former U.S. Rep. Anne Northup (R-Louisville) taking two more points off the lead of incumbent U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Louisville) in the race for Kentucky’s 3rd Congressional District.

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Tue, 08/12/2008 - 17:04

New poll shows a sizeable lead for McCain in Kentucky

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

New poll data from SurveyUSA provides more evidence to the school of thought that presumptive Republican presidential nominee and U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is holding a large lead in the Bluegrass state.

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Tue, 08/12/2008 - 16:27

McConnell up 12 in latest SurveyUSA poll

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Louisville) is maintaining a double-digit lead over his rival in Kentucky's Senate race, Bruce Lunsford (D-Louisville), according to a new poll from SurveyUSA.

A poll of 636 "likely voters" conducted from August 9 to August 11 shows McConnell with a 52 to 40 percent lead over Lunsford - a lead largely in line with other recent polls.

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Tue, 06/17/2008 - 16:39

Four point lead for McConnell in SurveyUSA poll

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

In the first public poll in the race released since a surprising Rasmussen Reports measurement gave Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Bruce Lunsford a five point lead over incumbent Republican Senator Mitch McConnell, SurveyUSA is showing McConnell with a four point lead - a gap equal to the margin of error for the poll.

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