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Cotton Leads Pryor In First Post-Pre-Announcement Poll

coming-home-veteran-candidates.jpeg6-1280x960Conservative Intelligence Briefing has released a new poll showing Rep. Tom Cotton slightly leading incumbent Senator Mark Pryor, 43%-41%. To my knowledge, this is the first head-to-head poll that has been conducted and released on this race since news broke Thursday that Cotton would be announcing that he’ll challenge Pryor.
A deeper look into the poll shows serious trouble for Pryor — something of a pattern, you might say:

  • 40% have an ‘unfavorable’ view of Pryor
  • 42% disapprove of his work as Senator
  • 48% say they want someone new for the job
  • 32% identify Pryor as ‘liberal’
  • 53% say Pryor stands with Obama on policy
  • 71% say Pryor is “moderate” or “liberal.” Only 11% see him as “conservative.”

Oh, and by the way: the poll over-samples Democrats (37% D, 30% R), which should skew the results slightly in Pryor’s favor.
With 40% of respondents saying they’re ‘unsure’ what to think of Rep. Cotton, there’s no doubt there’s a long ways to go in this race. But Pryor is a two-term incumbent who — even in a liberal poll — can’t break 50%. He’s in trouble.

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