Women and More Affluent KY Voters Take Another Look at Democrat Conway, Who Catches Rand Paul in Race for Bunning’s Open Senate Seat:
In an election for United States Senator from Kentucky today, Republican Rand Paul and Democrat Jack Conway finish effectively even, according to SurveyUSA polling conducted exclusively for the Louisville Courier-Journal and WHAS-TV.
Today, it’s Paul 49%, Conway 47%, within the survey’s theoretical margin of sampling error.
* Conway is up 7 points, Paul is down 6, compared to an identical SurveyUSA poll 3 weeks ago.
* In 4 months of polling, Conway has not previously polled above 45%; Paul has not previously polled below 51%.
* Among women, Conway and Paul had been even in 3 previous polls, but Conway today leads by 16.
* In North Central KY, Paul had led by as many as 22 points, now tied.
* Among more affluent voters, Paul had led by as many as 21 points, today leads by 5.









