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Poll: McConnell leads Ashley Judd
After back-to-back rough polls for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a former aide to the Kentuckian released a survey Wednesday showing McConnell with a sizable lead over actress Ashley Judd.
McConnell leads Judd, 49 percent to 40 percent, in the poll from Harper Polling and RunSwitch PR.
The pair is tied among female voters at 44 percent, with McConnell cracking open a huge, 18-point advantage among men. McConnell isn’t beloved in his home state — 44 percent have a favorable opinion of the long-time senator and 46 percent have an unfavorable opinion. But Judd is even less popular, with only 35 percent to 45 percent split on favorability.
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It should be higher than that and McConnell is no prize.
gophergirl on February 14, 2013 at 2:22 PM
“IT’S OVER!”
-comeandpokeme
Chuck Schick on February 14, 2013 at 2:23 PM
Go Ashley! We need more braindead bimbos in the Senate!
Red Cloud on February 14, 2013 at 2:26 PM
Judd should beat McConnell, then lose in the following presidential election to Selleck. Still on the fence whether Willis or Norris would make the better VP.
Christien on February 14, 2013 at 2:26 PM
McConnell can’t even get 50% against this dingbat?
Mark1971 on February 14, 2013 at 2:26 PM
How is she even polling that high when she doesn’t even live in the state?
changer1701 on February 14, 2013 at 2:26 PM
Check the cross tabs, and Assley’s numbers look really puffy. SEE WHAT I DID THERE?!
Christien on February 14, 2013 at 2:29 PM
What happened to your face?!? – Channeling Plinkett
Oil Can on February 14, 2013 at 2:29 PM
Considering the election isn’t for over a year, you even care about the polling?
JFKY on February 14, 2013 at 2:32 PM
Karl Rove does. He formed his group to encourage conservative activists to donate to “electable” Republicans like McConnell.
sauldalinsky on February 14, 2013 at 2:49 PM
No d’uh, huh….get over your McConnell H8te, dood/doodete, he’s aafe…and this is a meaninglesss poll, betcha she doesn’t even run, and 1 year from noweveryone will be saying, Ashley Judd, Oh YEAH, ‘member when she was gonna run?”
Tell me about the polling abut Hillary in 2007, too.
JFKY on February 14, 2013 at 2:56 PM
Well by all means lets get some featherweight in there to split the vote and hand it to Senator Judd.
Preferably one who considers little rape fetuses “God’s Gift” and who’s form of contraception is for the harlots to
hold a pill between their knees.
Don’t like McConnell? Remove him as leader then.
Marcus on February 14, 2013 at 2:56 PM
So, is it probable that Ashley Judd would win the popularity contest if the unhappy republicans primary McConnell and someone unknown wins (unknown = no statewide name recognition).
http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/01/28/to-oust-mcconnell-kentucky-dems-team-up-with-the-tea-party/
Anyone know if this is true? They seem to have done it to Sarah Palin’s candidate choice in the MO election that got you Senator Todd Akin.
Emotions vs. Logic an Reasoning…a lot of us really don’t care for your Kentucky Senator, he is uncharismatic and not media savvy. But one thing: the PPP poll, no one asked in that poll “Would you prefer him to more liberal senator?” PPP has called ME in MA with push polls asking about Mitch McConnell!!!! I felt like they were pushing me to say I did not like him, so I lied and said I was completely satisfied…If PPP phones…be suspicious…You know what to do.
Fleuries on February 14, 2013 at 3:07 PM
Minority Leader Mulch McRINO can’t make 50% against a Hollywood Moonbat?
Paging Tokyo Rove.
CorporatePiggy on February 14, 2013 at 3:09 PM
Yes, but what do the Polls in Tenn say??
ToddPA on February 14, 2013 at 3:15 PM
McConnell being under 50% isn’t what’s scary. That’s just disaffected Tea Partiers that want the guy out but would hold their nose against Ashley Judd.
What is scary is that Judd somehow gets 40% in Kentucky. This is the same base that Cassidy gets in Louisiana, and most everybody considers that race competitive. There is absolutely no reason such an offputting leftist feminazi should be cracking 30% in a state like KY.
Gingotts on February 14, 2013 at 3:16 PM
Because people are drones who are easily swayed by silly stardom.
jawkneemusic on February 14, 2013 at 3:16 PM
Um, I agree with you about Judd. Nearly any Republican in Kentucky could beat her, including McConnell, and she might not even run. Why is Rove funding attack ads against Judd?
sauldalinsky on February 14, 2013 at 3:20 PM
Gain people, FEBRUARY 2013….Election NOVEMBER 2014…21 months out from the election and you people are talking about polling and the election…..
I can’t help you if you are this eat up with politics and then cannot remember 2007….
I leave you to your TEA Party/Third Party/Rove fantasies.
JFKY on February 14, 2013 at 3:22 PM
Why not?
Now THIS type of “Prep’ing the Battlefield” I like…Rove is destroying a DEMOCRAT, not trying to find a Republican that’s “electable.”
I doubt there’s a Republican who will run against McConnell…so the choice is, McConnell or a Democrat…you make the call.
JFKY on February 14, 2013 at 3:24 PM
Rove doesn’t run that group, I don’t know why people still think he does. Steven Law runs it. He is a former chief of staff to McConnell and later served as Deputy Labor Secretary under McConnell’s wife, Elaine Chao. And as for “funding attack ads,” there was one web ad done, which probably cost less than $10,000 but has been seen by millions and gave Miss Ashley a good dose of the reality that awaits her if she makes this vanity run.
Why are people complaining about Republicans finally getting pro-active in opposition to a potential celebrity candidate?
rockmom on February 14, 2013 at 3:36 PM
Obama got 38% of the vote in Kentucky. Ashley is only slightly more popular.
rockmom on February 14, 2013 at 3:39 PM
Because these people, especially after Romney…want to complain about Republicans…..MConnell in particular.
JFKY on February 14, 2013 at 3:40 PM
Maybe he could take her by the hand and LEAD her over the nearest cliff(?).
Pork-Chop on February 14, 2013 at 3:58 PM