DCCC Poll Gives Kissell Big Lead in N.C.

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The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee released results from a new poll in North Carolina’s 8th district Thursday that showed high school teacher Larry Kissell (D) ahead of Rep. Robin Hayes (R) by 11 points with just over a month to go until Election Day.

The survey of 400 likely voters was conducted by the polling firm Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research and had Kissell with a 54-percent-to-43-percent lead. The survey was conducted Sept. 28-29 and had a 4.9-point margin of error.

Kissell came within 330 votes of beating Hayes last cycle when he ran a net-roots-based campaign and was essentially ignored by the DCCC. The committee isn’t making the same mistake twice, and this cycle they’ve made the 8th district a top priority. The DCCC has already spent $576,000 as part of the $1.5 million in TV airtime it has reserved in the district. The party’s support will be crucial against the wealthy Hayes, who is heir to a textile fortune.


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