JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) – U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., holds a 12-point lead over Democratic challenger Travis Childers heading into the general election, a new poll shows.

Cochran secured the right to run for a seventh term on June 24, narrowly defeating the tea party-supported Chris McDaniel by a 51-49 percent margin.

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