Rand Paul Gains Lead in New Polls
Political Wire reports:
A new Fox News poll in Kentucky shows Rand Paul with a solid seven point lead over Jack Conway (D) in the U.S. Senate race, 50% to 43%.
Key finding: While Paul was viewed favorably by 48% of voters and unfavorably by 41% of voters, only 38% had a positive impression of Conway while 51% held an unfavorable view.
A new Public Policy Polling survey shows independent vioters "have moved toward Rand Paul in droves over the last month and a half and as a result he's built his lead in the Kentucky Senate race up to 13 points," 53% to 40%.