GOOD PEDERSON NEWS!!!

3 different polls show that Jim Pederson
has dramatically closed in on Sen. Kyl!

From the Tucson Daily Star:


Kyl on defensive after surge by Democratic challenger
By Howard Fischer
capitol media services
Tucson, Arizona Published: 05.18.2006

A new statewide poll shows 45 percent of likely voters say they intend to support another six-year term for Kyl versus 35 percent for the commercial developer. By contrast, Kyl was ahead by a 60-26 point margin in January.

Pollster Earl de Berge who conducted the survey for the Behavior Research Center noted that much of the thrust of Kyl's TV message has been to paint Pederson as a "liberal," even linking him politically to Ted Kennedy, John Kerry and the Clintons -- both Bill and Hillary.

"It might actually be sending a positive message to people who don't know who Pederson is but tend to be more moderate or liberal," de Berge said. Instead, Kyl's commercials may be simply consolidating Kyl's own conservative base.



From MyDD:

Pederson Cut Kyl's Lead By 22 Points Since January. According to a Rocky Mountain Poll released today, Jim Pederson's initial ad campaign has had a "dramatic" effect. Since January, Pederson has narrowed Kyl's lead from 29 points, at 55-26, to just seven, at 40-33. [Rocky Mountain Poll, 5/18/06]

One I found:

The statewide telephone poll of 380 registered voters conducted by the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and Eight/KAET-TV...

Arizona's race between Republican incumbent Jon Kyl and Democratic challenger and former state Democratic Party chairman Jim Pederson is expected to be one of the most important and hotly contested U.S. Senate races this year. The poll found Kyl leading by 11 percentage points, 42 percent to 31 percent, with 27 percent undecided. Kyl's lead was 22 percent three months ago.