(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . MO-SEN: Democratic Candidate Lucas Kunce Turns Race to Single Digits in Multiple Polls, Not Only One [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-10-17 Doubting the Missouri U.S. Senate Race is competitive? Again, Senator Josh Hawley was supposed to have this in the bag. We thought so at first. Then we reported the breaking news: www.dailykos.com/… www.newsweek.com/… New internal polling for Democratic Senate hopeful Lucas Kunce's Missouri campaign suggests he is within striking distance of incumbent Republican Senator Josh Hawley. Hawley, a staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump and Missouri's former attorney general, has served in the Senate since 2019 after he defeated Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill in the 2018 midterm election. Kunce, a Marine veteran, aims to flip the seat back to Democratic control, which would go a long way to help Democrats secure their tenuous Senate majority. Recent public polls have shown Hawley leading by double-digit margins, and The Cook Political Report rates the contest as "solid Republican." But polling by GQR, which describes itself as one of the world's premier opinion research and strategic consulting firm, for Kunce's campaign, which was shared exclusively with Newsweek, shows a relatively tight race. Newsweek reached out to Hawley's campaign for comment via email on Friday. The survey shows Hawley in the lead with 50 percent support, but Kunce is just 4 points behind at 46 percent. An additional 1 percent said they'd support Libertarian candidate W.C. Young, and another 1 percent said the same for Better Party contender Jared Young. ”It’s just one poll” you say? Well as it just so happens that per FiveThirtyEight there are two additional polls showing that once again, Democratic Senate Candidate Lucas Kunce is cutting Senator Hawley’s lead to single digits. projects.fivethirtyeight.com/… Sept. 11-13 1,237 Registered Voters Change Research Kunce 41% Hawley 46% Sept. 1-Oct. 1 400 Likely Voters ActiVote Kunce 46% Hawley 54% To be clear, not all polls as cited through FiveThirtyEight are showing a single digit lead by Senator Hawley. However, with all the six polls the site cited that were conducted between September 1 — October 1st, if you average the lead Hawley has in all six polls it shows the average lead over Kunce is still single digits at 8% points. What does this mean? As we reported in our previous post about the Missouri U.S. Senate Race, Kunce is in fact during this into a credible race. Want more evidence? Per a recent tweet by Democratic Candidate Lucas Kunce, a recent rally for Senator Hawley is showing union workers calling him out to debate while he ends up doing… ...You guessed it. Nothing. x This video is from Josh Hawley’s last campaign rally 26 days ago. Since then, Hawley has: 1. Not held a single public campaign event. 2. Rejected @GrayTelevision's debate offer. 3. Refused to accept any other TV debate offer. So, this guy who wrote a book on “Manhood”? pic.twitter.com/85kVlY79ac — Lucas Kunce (@LucasKunceMO) September 10, 2024 Even Senator Hawley has faced a big blow with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch calling him “the worst sitting Senator in America now.”’ www.newsweek.com/… Missouri Senator Josh Hawley, a staunch Donald Trump ally, has been dealt a blow from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the state's largest newspaper, which endorsed his Democratic challenger, Lucas Kunce. The endorsement, published Sunday, criticizes Hawley for his role in the January 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol, when Trump supporters stormed the building to try to disrupt the certification of President Joe Biden's election. The Post-Dispatch, which has a daily circulation of over 104,000, did not mince words in its editorial, calling Hawley "quite possibly the worst sitting senator in America right now." The editorial said that while the blame for the Capitol attack is widespread, "one member stands apart for his singular role in spurring the violence that day: Sen. Josh Hawley." Meanwhile, in Missouri Kunce continues to draw packed crowds of fired up attendees, especially at rallies. Photos courtesy of the Kunce for Senate campaign in a recent email. Barnett Boone County Clay County Columbia Dade County Desloge Independence Jackson County, MO Jefferson County Joplin Maplewood North St. Louis County Palmyra Springfield St. Charles St. Joseph Stoddard County West Plains To donate and get involved with Lucas Kunce’s Senate campaign, details as follows: Website — lucaskunce.com On the Issues — lucaskunce.com/... Donate — secure.actblue.com/... Volunteer — act.lucaskunce.com/… News — lucaskunce.com/... [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/10/17/1585946/-MO-SEN-Democratic-Candidate-Lucas-Kunce-Turns-Race-to-Single-Digits-in-Multiple-Polls-Not-Only-One?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=latest_community&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/