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Buzz Cut:
• Voters tune in, turn off Dems
• Obama gets back to slicing and dicing
• Dems push cash in S.D. squeeze play
• Tightening in the Tar Heel State
• Hey Gandalf, you talkin’ to me?
VOTERS TUNE IN, TURN OFF DEMS
The latest batch of Fox News polls reveal that as voters tune in to midterm contests they’re flipping past Democratic candidates as President Obama’s dire unpopularity takes its toll. In Kansas, where the president sits at 63 percent disapproval, Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., is turning his race around. Roberts leads independent Greg Orman 44 percent to 39 percent. A mid-September Fox News Poll had Orman leading 48 percent to 42 percent.
[After a slew of unfavorable polls, Gov. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., has also rebounded, leading Democrat Paul Davis 46 percent to 40 percent.]
Chill warning – In Alaska, the anti-Obama tide is working to Republican Dan Sullivan’s advantage where 42 percent of Republicans compared to 29 percent of Democrats say they are “extremely” interested in November’s midterms. Sullivan leads Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, 44 percent to 40 percent. After being forced to pull an advertisement accusing Sullivan of being soft on rape and murder, the damage lingers. 53 percent of respondents in the Frontier State say Begich’s attacks have been unfair.
Not even Bubba – President Obama’s 61 percent disapproval rating in Arkansas is translating to a 7-point advantage for Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Ark. Cotton leads Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., 46 percent to 39 percent.
All uphill – The unpopularity of ObamaCare could sink Sen. Mark Udall’s, D-Colo., re-election prospects with 52 percent saying the law “went too far.” While Obama held a 54 percent approval during Fox News 2012 exit polling in the state, he now holds a 57 percent disapproval. Rep. Cory Gardner, R-Ky., now tops Udall 43 percent to 37 percent.
Can’t ditch Mitch – Independents appear to be giving Senate Minority Mitch McConnell the edge in Kentucky over Democrat Allison Lundergan Grimes by a two-to-one margin. McConnell bests Grimes 45 percent to 41 percent.
