Can Democrat Hillary Clinton actually compete in Kansas?
The Sunflower State hasn’t gone for a Democrat in a presidential election since 1964, but the latest KSN News Poll has Clinton within 5 percentage points of Republican Donald Trump.
Trump leads Clinton 44 percent to 39 percent in the poll of 566 likely voters, which was conducted by SurveyUSA between Aug. 3 and 7. That’s compared to the 11-point lead Trump had over Clinton in KSN’s July poll and Mitt Romney’s 22-point victory in the state in 2012.
Libertarian Gary Johnson attracted support from 8 percent of respondents, and another 9 percent are undecided.
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The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.2 percentage points.
The poll also shows that the bulk of Trump’s supporters in Kansas, 60 percent, say their vote is primarily a vote against Clinton, compared to 39 percent who say it is primarily a vote for the real estate mogul.
The overwhelming majority of Clinton’s supporters, 66 percent, say their vote is primarily a vote for the former U.S. secretary of state, compared to 31 percent who say their vote is primarily a vote against Trump.
The poll shows U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Manhattan, with a comfortable lead over Democrat Patrick Wiesner in the Senate race. Moran leads Wiesner 52 percent to 32 percent and is viewed favorably by 55 percent of respondents.
Gov. Sam Brownback, on the other hand, was viewed favorably by 29 percent of respondents.
Bryan Lowry: 785-296-3006, @BryanLowry3
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