OnMessage Inc. for John Kennedy (10/27-29, likely voters, 10/14-16 in parens):
Mary Landrieu (D-inc): 45 (47)
John Kennedy (R): 44 (42)
(MoE: ±3.3%)
A pollster we’re friendly with (who’s gone into the field in this race many times) sums this poll up in one word: bullshit. He thinks it’s likely juked to suck in a little last-minute PAC money and to ward off demoralization in the final weekend. YMMV, but don’t say we didn’t warn you.
UPDATE: A new Loyola University poll has different result (10/24-26, likely voters):
Mary Landrieu (D-inc): 49
John Kennedy (R): 34
(MoE: ±4.5%)
The same poll has McCain leading Obama by only 43-40, which seems a bit on the optimistic side.
On Message Inc? It hasn’t been much on message if they were working for John Kennedy all this time, since before this poll he was far behind.
Numbers seem in line with previous numbers, but those Presidential numbers are so funky that I don’t know what to believe.