poll by reuters. as lately as august, that poll had buck up by nine from bennett. in wisconsin, the latest numbers from a wisconsin public radio survey also have democratic senator russ feingold closing the gap. he now trails ron johnson by only two points. last week, this exact same poll had mr. feingold down by seven. in kentucky, the latest poll from bennett pets and normington has the democrat in the race, jack conway, now leading the republican senate nominee, rand paul, 49% to 47%. now, of course, the democratic party is delighted about this poll. the caveat is that the poll had a small sample size, only 600 people. but still it shows jack overran paul by two. over in west virginia, a new poll from o ryan strategies gives the democratic governor there a ten-point lead over the republican, john raese, in that senate race. nate silver of the excellent 538
poll by reuters. as lately as august, that poll had buck up by nine from bennett. in wisconsin, the latest numbers from a wisconsin public radio survey also have democratic senator russ feingold closing the gap. he now trails ron johnson by only two points. last week, this exact same poll had mr. feingold down by seven. in kentucky, the latest poll from bennett pets and normington has the democrat in the race, jack conway, now leading the republican senate nominee, rand paul, 49% to 47%. now, of course, the democratic party is delighted about this poll. the caveat is that the poll had a small sample size, only 600 people. but still it shows jack overran paul by two. over in west virginia, a new poll from o ryan strategies gives the democratic governor there a ten-point lead over the republican, john raese, in that
office. there are some candidates happy to appear with the president. many democrats happier if he stays far away. michelle obama is something else. democrats coast to coast are clamoring to share her star power. today, she campaigned in two pivotal senate races. in illinois, she s trying to help the democrats keep the seat once held by her husband. and in wisconsin, her focus was democratic incumbent russ feingold. our new cnn/ time poll tonight finds feingold down by eight points. the first lady s message was this midterm vote matters just as much as the election that sent her husband to the white house. the chance to continue the progress we ve made, the chance to finish what we ve started, because this election, it isn t just about all we ve accomplished these past couple of years. this election, wisconsin, is about all that we have left to do in the months and years ahead. even with the first lady on the trail, republicans are confident those illinois and