Poll: Which GOP Senate Candidate Is the Most Notable Underperformer?
Q: Which Republican Senate candidate is the most notable underperformer so far this cycle?
Sen. Pat Roberts at a news conference on Capitol Hill in June 2012. (Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)DEMOCRATS (91)
Scott Brown: 15%Tom Cotton: 4%Terri Lynn Land: 17%Pat Roberts: 40%Mike Rounds: 11%Thom Tillis: 10%Other: 3%
Scott Brown
"Live next door and die."
Terri Lynn Land
"She has been a phantom candidate, hiding in the shadows of her own pocketbook and that of the Koch brothers."
Pat Roberts
"Kansas!? I mean, come on. He's done every single thing wrong."
"Incumbent conservative senator in a conservative Republican state trending toward extinction? Unbelievable."
"He should know better after what happened to his former colleagues."
Mike Rounds
"Rounds looks a little rusty, and this race is using up Republican resources that it never should have."
"And he is still gonna win."
Thom Tillis
"The race was at the top of the most vulnerable for Dems."
Other
"Ed Gillespie. A setback for technicians who reach for the golden ring."
Q: Which Republican Senate candidate is the most notable underperformer so far this cycle?
Sen. Pat Roberts at a news conference on Capitol Hill in June 2012. (Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)DEMOCRATS (91)
Scott Brown: 15%Tom Cotton: 4%Terri Lynn Land: 17%Pat Roberts: 40%Mike Rounds: 11%Thom Tillis: 10%Other: 3%
Scott Brown
"Live next door and die."
Terri Lynn Land
"She has been a phantom candidate, hiding in the shadows of her own pocketbook and that of the Koch brothers."
Pat Roberts
"Kansas!? I mean, come on. He's done every single thing wrong."
"Incumbent conservative senator in a conservative Republican state trending toward extinction? Unbelievable."
"He should know better after what happened to his former colleagues."
Mike Rounds
"Rounds looks a little rusty, and this race is using up Republican resources that it never should have."
"And he is still gonna win."
Thom Tillis
"The race was at the top of the most vulnerable for Dems."
Other
"Ed Gillespie. A setback for technicians who reach for the golden ring."
Q: Which Republican Senate candidate is the most notable underperformer so far this cycle?
REPUBLICANS (87)
Scott Brown: 3%Tom Cotton: 2%Terri Lynn Land: 21%Pat Roberts: 38%Mike Rounds: 23%Thom Tillis: 12%Other: 1%
Scott Brown
"New Hampshire is so perfect for his political pedigree, you'd think that all he had to do was move there and prove to be a sentient being. So far, he's only moved there."
Terri Lynn Land
"Land is running, with apologies to Rick Scott, the worst GOP campaign of the year."
"Big disappointment."
Pat Roberts
"Typical establishment hubris. You'd think these guys would learn."
"Even a sniff of losing in Kansas in 2014 is shockingly poor."
"Never should have been on the radar screen."
Mike Rounds
"Rounds has run a terrible and selfish campaign. Republicans will have to put $2M into SD that could have gone to another state."
"Roberts is 78 and hasn't had a real race, ever; he has an excuse. Mike Rounds has turned an easy win into a train wreck."
Thom Tillis
"Kay Hagan was on life support six months ago. Now she looks like she may squeak by."
Other
"Monica Wehby—initially looked good on paper. Now, not so much."
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Q: Which Republican Senate candidate is the most notable underperformer so far this cycle?
REPUBLICANS (87)
Scott Brown: 3%Tom Cotton: 2%Terri Lynn Land: 21%Pat Roberts: 38%Mike Rounds: 23%Thom Tillis: 12%Other: 1%
Scott Brown
"New Hampshire is so perfect for his political pedigree, you'd think that all he had to do was move there and prove to be a sentient being. So far, he's only moved there."
Terri Lynn Land
"Land is running, with apologies to Rick Scott, the worst GOP campaign of the year."
"Big disappointment."
Pat Roberts
"Typical establishment hubris. You'd think these guys would learn."
"Even a sniff of losing in Kansas in 2014 is shockingly poor."
"Never should have been on the radar screen."
Mike Rounds
"Rounds has run a terrible and selfish campaign. Republicans will have to put $2M into SD that could have gone to another state."
"Roberts is 78 and hasn't had a real race, ever; he has an excuse. Mike Rounds has turned an easy win into a train wreck."
Thom Tillis
"Kay Hagan was on life support six months ago. Now she looks like she may squeak by."
Other
"Monica Wehby—initially looked good on paper. Now, not so much."
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GOP Political Insiders Dan Allen, Stan Anderson, Gary Andres, Saulius (Saul) Anuzis, Rich Ashooh, Whit Ayres, Brett Bader, Mitch Bainwol, Brian Baker, Gary Bauer, David Beckwith, Paul Bennecke, Clark Benson, Wayne Berman, Brian Bieron, Charlie Black, Kirk Blalock, Carmine Boal, Jeff Boeyink, Ron Bonjean, Jeff Buley, Luke Byars, Nick Calio, Al Cardenas, Danny Carroll, Alex Castellanos, Ron Christie, Jim Cicconi, Jonathan Collegio, Rob Collins, Cesar Conda, Jake Corman, Scott Cottington, Jay Cranford, Greg Crist, Diane Crookham-Johnson, Fergus Cullen, Tom Davis, Mike Dennehy, Ken Duberstein, Debi Durham, Sara Fagen, Frank Fahrenkopf, John Feehery, Don Fierce, Mindy Finn, Carl Forti, Alex Gage, Bruce A. Gates, Sam Geduldig, Adam Geller, Benjamin Ginsberg, David Girard-diCarlo, Bill Greener, Jonathan Grella, Lanny Griffith, Janet Mullins Grissom, Doug Gross, Todd Harris, Steve Hart, Christopher Healy, Ralph Hellmann, Chris Henick, Terry Holt, David Iannelli, Ed Ingle, Jim Innocenzi, Clark Judge, David Keating, David Kensinger, Bob Kjellander, Ed Kutler, Chris LaCivita, Jim Lake, Steven Law, Steve Lombardo, Kevin Madden, Joel Maiola, Gary Maloney, David Marin, Mary Matalin, Dan Mattoon, Brian McCormack, Mark McKinnon, Kyle McSlarrow, Ken Mehlman, Jim Merrill, Lisa Camooso Miller, Tim Morrison, Mike Murphy, Phil Musser, Ron Nehring, Terry Nelson, Neil Newhouse, David Norcross, Ziad Ojakli, Jack Oliver, Todd Olsen, Kevin O'Neill, Connie Partoyan, Billy Piper, Van B. Poole, Tom Rath, Scott Reed, David Rehr, Tom Reynolds, Steve Roberts, Jason Roe, David Roederer, Dan Schnur, Russ Schriefer, Rich Schwarm, Brent Seaborn, Rick Shelby, Andrew Shore, Kevin Shuvalov, Don Sipple, Ken Spain, Fred Steeper, Bob Stevenson, Terry Sullivan, David Tamasi, Eric Tanenblatt, Richard Temple, Heath Thompson, Jay Timmons, Warren Tompkins, Ted Van Der Meid, Dirk van Dongen, Jan van Lohuizen, Stewart Verdery, Dick Wadhams, John Weaver, Lezlee Westine, Dave Winston, Ginny Wolfe, Fred Wszolek, and Matthew Zablud.