New
numbers from NBC and Marist among registered voters in the U.S. Senate races in Arkansas, Georgia, and Kentucky showing once again that Arkansas is not as close a contest as it was once billed and that both Georgia and Kentucky are in play:
Arkansas Senate:
Mark Pryor: 51
Tom Cotton: 40
Georgia Senate:
David Perdue: 45
Michelle Nunn: 41
Jack Kingston: 43
Michelle Nunn: 43
Michelle Nunn: 42
Karen Handel: 39
Kentucky Senate:
Mitch McConnell: 46
Allison Lundergan Grimes: 45
In Arkansas and Kentucky, the outcome of the GOP primary is not in doubt, but in Georgia, Perdue and Kingston are running close for the top spot in the May 20 primary, which will certainly be followed by a GOP runoff.
Even though Democrats are only leading in one of these races, the key thing to remember is that both Kentucky and Georgia are currently held by Republicans. In other words, according to this poll, Democrats have a healthy lead in the one state that they control—and are competitive in the two states that they don't. That's good news for Democrats.