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Publication Date: October 04, 2012

Author: Nick Storm

Chatter: NRCC poll has Barr trailing by 3 points with 5 weeks to go

10/04/2012 06:21 PM

The National Republican Congressional Committee’s internal polling shows U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler, D-Versailles, leading but by a razor-thin margin to Republican opponent Andy Barr of Lexington in the race for the 6th congressional district.

The Hill released the poll by the National Republican Congressional Committee on their website Thursday showing Chandler up by 49 percent to 46 percent for Barr.

That’s quite different than Chandler’s internal polling. His campaign released the results of a survey last month showing the incumbent, who is running for his fifth full term, up by 14 points.

A June survey by Public Opinion Strategies showed Chandler leading Barr 47 to 42.

The NRCC, which is a political committee devoted to maintaining and increasing the Republican majority in the U.S. House, has pledged to spend heavily in the 6th District race in favor of Barr’s rematch with Chandler. Their latest ad against Chandler is below:

About Nick Storm

Nick Storm joined cn|2 in December 2011 as a reporter for Pure Politics. Throughout his career, Nick has covered several big political stories up close, including interviewing President Barack Obama on the campaign trail back in 2008. Nick says he loves being at the forefront of Kentucky politics and working with the brightest journalists in the commonwealth. Follow Nick on Twitter @Nick_Storm. Nick can be reached at 502-792-1107 or nicholas.storm@twcable.com.

Comments

  • Randolph Vance wrote on October 04, 2012 09:08 PM :

    Yep, this is how biased the NRCC polling is! NO MENTION of there being a third party in this race!

    I honestly feel sorry for the NRCC wasting millions of dollars on these ads going after Ben Chandler when the real person they need to worry about losing to is ME!

    http://tinyurl.com/rvance

    http://facebook.com/RandolphVanceForCongress

  • D.W. wrote on October 07, 2012 04:11 AM :

    Yes indeed – given the fact you have attracted a whole 9 people to your facebook group, I can see why both Barr and Chandler should be quaking in their boots. The true reason why you weren’t mentioned in the poll has to be because they are afraid of you…not because you don’t have enough support to even show up in the statistics.

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