Research 2000 for Daily Kos (10/14-15, likely voters, 9/8-10 in parens):
Kay Hagan (D): 49 (42)
Elizabeth Dole (R-inc): 45 (48)
Other: 3
(MoE: ±4%)
R2K’s September poll looked like an outlier at the time (especially considering the 55-38 McCain lead in the same poll), but this one looks about right.
Hagan posts a 55-35 favorable rating, while Dole is stuck at 50-43 — not as terrible as other incumbents we’ve seen this year, but she’s still being outpaced by Hagan.
In the gubernatorial race, Markos reports a 48-43 lead for Pat McCrory, but the crosstabs seem wildly mixed up — it looks like the top lines were accidentally swapped, meaning that Democrat Bev Perdue would have the 48-43 lead.
Bonus finding: Obama noses McCain by 46-44 in the same poll.
UPDATE: PPP’s Tom Jensen points out some big issues with the poll’s sample.
LATE UPDATE: R2K pollster Del Ali writes SSP to inform us that the top lines were indeed switched up by accident, meaning that Perdue has a five-point lead in this poll.
1 month they have a wild outlier and the next month they report results that are just wrong. And everywhere else their numbers are always 1-3 points better for Democrats.
Why does Markos use this company again?
Markos seems to switch the names in the topline about once every three polls
In case anyone’s wondering, that’s a Hulk Hogan reference.