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Yeah, yeah, the poll was commissioned by Kos, but we’ve been over this before. Their pollster’s reputable, and if they were gaming the numbers here, some of their results would have tilted the other way. Hayworth beats all four hypothetical Democratic challengers? Obama’s net approval rating stands at -14? A plurality prefers a candidate who favors repealing ObamaCare to one who supports the law (44/39)? Not very Kos-y. Despite the conventional wisdom that McCain could be vulnerable to an intra-party challenge, we find that McCain has a fairly solid level of favorability among Republicans. His current favorability among GOP voters...

Are storm clouds brewing on the horizon for Democrats? That’s the bad news for Dems from a source that usually prefers news that makes Republicans look bad.  When voters were asked if they will “definitely vote” or not in next year’s congressional elections, the latest weekly tracking poll commissioned by the decidedly liberal Daily Kos shows a growing enthusiasm gap in favor of Republicans.It breaks down like this. The first number is certain or likely to vote; the second is unlikely or certain not to vote. Republican Voters:  81 / 14 Independent Voters:  65 / 23 Democratic Voters:  56 /...