The latest CNN/ORC polls shows Alison Lundergan Grimes pulling within 4% of Senator Mitch McConnell with 5% undecided, and 19% of respondents saying they may change their minds.
McConnell hits 50 percent against Grimes reports Alexandra Jaff of The Hill.
The CNN/ORC poll gives McConnell 50 percent support among likely voters and Grimes 46 percent support, with less than 5 percent undecided.
And it comes despite a difficult week for McConnell, which saw him under fire from Democrats for comments he made to a private gathering of conservative strategists that were leaked to the public, and facing questions about the resignation of his campaign manager amid a bribery scandal.
Democrats note that the poll didn't include the libertarian candidate in the race, and also that it was conducted from last Thursday through Monday, when news of the resignation hadn't yet taken hold in the race.
The poll as a margin of error of 4% and included 671 likely voters.
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