Rasmussen Reports

A second poll of Kentucky voters released last week shows presumptive Republican presidential nominee and U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) with a far larger lead in the Commonwealth than another survey conducted during a similar time period.

A Research 2000 poll of 600 likely voters gives McCain a 56 to 35 percent lead over presumptive Democratic nominee and U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) - a Republican lead a full eleven points more than Rasmussen Reports measured in their survey.

Nine percent in that poll said they were "undecided."

Meanwhile, Research 2000's measurements for the state's U.S. Senate contest between U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Louisville) and businessman Bruce Lunsford (D-Louisville) yielded similar results to Rasmussen. Research 2000 found McConnell up 49 to 38 percent.

A new poll from Rasmussen Reports shows incumbent Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Louisville) with a seven point lead over his opponent, businessman Bruce Lunsford (D-Louisville). The results are a significant change from the late-May poll by the same firm showing Lunsford up five points - a poll derided as "bogus" by the McConnell camp.

The survey of 500 "likely" voters in Kentucky shows McConnell up 48 to 41 percent over McConnell just over a month after Rasmussen gave Lunsford a 49 to 44 percent lead.

The margin of error on the newest poll is plus or minus 4.5 percent.