Look, I have no love for Mitch, but this "poll" proves nothing. KY should have got rid of the guy in the primary, however...
The poll shows people, even a majority of conservatives, will tend to always answer YES to poll questions asking whether we should tax the rich more, tax corporations more, etc. You could tax the rich 100%, and take the same poll tomorrow and get the same results.
This is a PPP poll which is a Democrat operation. They have a decent track record as polls go, but they also pull shenanigans like when they released that poll showing Akin still beating Claire in order to persuade him to stay in the race. Every other poll showed exactly the opposite. Akin never had a chance once he made a fool out of himself on the rape Q&A, and PPP knew it.
While there is an anti incumbency mood, my guess is once McConnell gets his machine rolling he will win by 4-5 points or more. Obama is just too unpopular in the South and in coal country and Grimes probably can't get the stink of Obama off her.
Lastly, it is almost sad logging in here now sometimes. Post after post, thread after thread of people rooting for Democrats to defeat Republicans. As if there was some magical time when Republicans were uber conservatives and this current incarnation of the "establishment" is more liberal than ever. As if the go-along, get-along, Bob Michel Republicans of the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, etc, weren't just as, if not more, milquetoast than what we've got now. Geeze people, get a grip, the TEA Party is forcing the Republican party, the only viable alternative to Democrats, to the right. Even when we don't win, we've generally pushed the "establishment" candidate to the more conservative side. All this rooting for Republican senate incumbents to lose to Democrats is just self defeating and stupid.