OR-Sen: Merkley Leads by 5

This one isn’t available online yet, but the Portland-based KATU-TV just aired the results of a new poll that they commissioned of the Oregon Senate race. Let’s have a look.

SurveyUSA (10/11-12, likely voters, 9/22-23 in parens):

Jeff Merkley (D): 46 (44)

Gordon Smith (R-inc): 41 (42)

Dave Brownlow (C): 7 (8)

(MoE: ±4.1%)

Check out the Pollster.com trend (which does not yet include this poll). Call it a downward spiral for El Gordo, if you will:

UPDATE: Crosstabs available here. And here’s a bonus finding for you: Obama leads McCain by 57-40 in the same poll. (H/T: skywaker9)