ANOTHER poll with Conway ahead: +2 to +10 on SurveyUSA

[Flake]

New Poll: Kentucky Governor by Survey USA on 2015-03-08

Summary: D: 40%, R: 38%, U: 20%

Poll Source URL: Full Poll Details

[Flake]

Are the KY state Democrats just riding high off Beshear's popularity?

Maybe it has more to do with the Republicans' unpopularity. The GOP made "right-to-work" its top priority, which has ruined the GOP at the state level.

The KYGOP isn't ruined, in fact it's probably stronger today than any other time in american history.

[Flake]

The KYGOP isn't ruined, in fact it's probably stronger today than any other time in american history.

"Right-to-work" is unpopular.

So is being a Democrat in Appalachia at this point

[Flake]

So is being a Democrat in Appalachia at this point

Ever hear of a place called Elliott County?

Ever hear of the complete decimation of Democratic officeholders from West Virginia to Tennessee? Just because there's one county that still supports Democrats (even though it barely voted for Obama over Romney in 2012) indicates one trend: it's moving to the Republicans. In 2000, Gore won the county by thirty points (despite Bush winning the state by 15), but in 2012, Obama won the county by three points (27% total drop in twelve years) while the margin for the Republican margin in Kentucky only increased by 8%.

[Flake]

West Virginia is all Appalachia. Demographically, Kentucky is maybe one-fifth Appalachia now.

And the rest is the South and the conservative Midwest.