Research 2000

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnellA poll commissioned by the left-leaning Daily Kos blog finds U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Louisville) with a sizeable double-digit lead over Louisville businessman Bruce Lunsford (D-Louisville). The poll – conducted by Research 2000 – shows McConnell garnering 50 percent support from among 600 “likely” voters, compared to 37 percent support for Lunsford.

Thirteen percent of respondents were “undecided.”

The advantage for McConnell represents a one point boost from a similar Research 2000 poll conducted at the end of July. Comparing the two polls on demographic and geographical breakdowns finds little variation, though they were conducted nearly a month and a half apart.

McConnell leads across all age groups, though Lunsford is within three points of the incumbent among voters aged 18 to 29. There McConnell holds a 46 to 43 percent lead.

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.