Yahoo.com -- Democrats in five key battleground states are trailing their Republican opponents, according to a new Fox News poll released Wednesday. And the Fox News poll plus a separate CNN poll showed the winds in one of the key races, the Kansas Senate race, shifting toward Republican incumbent Pat Roberts.
The Fox News poll puts Republicans ahead in five key states:
•Alaska: Republican Dan Sullivan leads incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Begich, 44-40.
•Arkansas: Republican US Rep. Tom Cotton leads incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor, 46-39.
•Colorado: Republican US Rep. Cory Gardner leads incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Udall, 43-37.
•Kentucky: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell leads Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes, 45-41.
•Kansas: Incumbent GOP Sen. Pat Roberts leads Independent challenger Greg Orman, 44-39. In the CNN poll, Roberts led 49-48. This is a swing from most other recent polls that have shown Orman with an advantage.
Republicans need to hold onto all of their contested seats — most prominently, challenges in Kansas, Kentucky, and Georgia — and swing six current Democratic-held seats to regain control of the US Senate. Democrats had gotten good news recently with Orman's improved standing in Kansas, along with new developments in South Dakota — where Democratic and Independent candidates are closing the gap with former Republican Gov. Mike Rounds.
But holds in Kansas and Kentucky, along with wins in Alaska, Arkansas, and Colorado, would provide Republicans with a clear path toward retaking the Senate — if Republicans can also hold on to expected wins in South Dakota, West Virginia, and Montana.
Blog author's comments - I hope the bad news continues for the Democrats through the midterm elections. Hopefully the Republicans will prevail but I still think several of these states are too close to call for the GOP. A few weeks after the national Republican Party moved in to revamp the campaign and begin an ad blitz aimed at saving incumbent Sen. Pat Roberts' job, a new poll shows him facing more of an uphill battle than ever against independent businessman Greg Orman.
Perhaps some people are waking up; let's hope they show up to vote for the Republican candidates. Voter fraud by the Democrats could help retain the Senate for them, so I am not going to hold my breath that the GOP will win. I most certainly want the GOP to take control of the Senate, and I will be disappointed should they lose.
Control of the Senate would give the GOP more power to govern, and it would be very good to see Senate Majority leader Harry Reid removed from his position which he uses to dictate and control. But, I don't want Mitch McConnell as Senate Majority leader if by chance the Republicans take control. Even if they win the Senate Obama still has the 'executive order' power which he will use extensively during his last two years in office.
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