New SC Poll Shows DeMint Leading First post run-off poll has DeMint at 50%; Presidential race will be a drag on Tenenbaum (The following is an excerpted press release from the National Republican Senatorial Committee this morning) Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jim DeMint’s strong and impressive victory in last Tuesday’s Republican run-off in South Carolina has him well positioned as the general election heads into high gear. A poll conducted this week shows him holding a firm lead over Democratic challenger Inez Tenenbaum – 50% to 43%. ...The poll shows that DeMint’s name ID equals that of Tenenbaum’s, while overall...