Tuesday Open Thread [10.7.14]

It is going to be very ironic if the GOP pulls off winning the six seats they need to gain the majority in the Senate (i.e. Montana, West Virginia, South Dakota, Louisiana, Arkansas and Alaska) only to lose three seats that put the Democrats back in control (i.e. Kansas, Georgia, and Kentucky). But right now, that is the state of play…

From Democracy Corps on the latest round of their polling done by Greenberg Quinlan:

The new polls show “a consistent move toward the Democrats across a broad range of indicators that suggest the Democrats are more likely to hold control of the U.S. Senate than not.”

“This election is still on a knife-edge; the overall vote remains unchanged and many states are within a couple of points. But the underlying dynamics and key metrics have all moved away from the Republicans. Some of these changes are dramatic, though the context remains a battleground that Romney won by 8 points. However, Democrats are poised to hold on.”

KENTUCKY–SENATOR–Bluegrass Poll: Alison Lundergran Grimes (D) 46, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R) 44
IOWA–SENATOR–Loras College: Joni Ernst (R) 42, Bruce Braley (D) 42.
CONNECTICUT–GOVERNOR–Public Policy Polling: Gov. Dan Malloy (D) 43, Tom Foley (R) 35.
NORTH CAROLINA–SENATOR–Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research: Sen. Kay Hagan (D) 45, Thom Tillis (R) 41
IOWA–SENATOR–Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research: Joni Ernst (R) 45, Bruce Braley (D) 44
IOWA–SENATOR–(YouGov): Bruce Braley (D) 44, Joni Ernst (R) 43
COLOADO–SENATOR–Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research: Sen. Mark Udall (D) 45, Cory Gardner (R), 45
GEORGIA–SENATOR–Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research: David Perdue (R) 46, Michelle Nunn (D) 41
GEORGIA–SENATOR–Insider Advantage: David Perdue (R) 47, Michelle Nunn (D) 43, Amanda Swafford (L) 3
GEORGIA–SENATOR–Rasmussen: David Perdue (R) 46, Michelle Nunn (D) 42
GEORGIA–SENATOR–YouGov: David Perdue (R) 47, Michelle Nunn (D) 43
MICHIGAN–GOVERNOR–PPP: Gov. Rick Snyder (R)47, Mark Schauer (D) 46
MICHIGAN–GOVERNOR–Glengariff Group: Gov. Rick Snyder (R) 45, Mark Schauer (D) 37.
MICHIGAN–SENATOR–PPP: Gary Peters (D) 49, Terri Lynn Land (R) 42
MARYLAND–GOVERNOR–Washington Post/University of Maryland: Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown (D) 47, Larry Hogan (R) 38.
VIRGINIA–SENATOR–Christopher Newport University: Sen. Mark Warner (D) 51, Ed Gillespie (R) 39.
PENNSYLVANIA–GOVERNOR–Quinnipiac: Tom Wolf (D) 55, Gov. Tom Corbett (R) 38
MINNESOTA–SENATOR–SurveyUSA : Sen. Al Franken (D) 55, Mike McFadden (R) 37.
ALASKA–SENATOR–YouGov: Dan Sullivan (R) 48, Sen. Mark Begich (D) 42
ARKANSAS–SENATOR–YouGov: Tom Cotton (R) 45, Sen. Mark Pryor (D) 41
COLORADO–SENATOR–YouGov: Sen. Mark Udall (D) 48, Cory Gardner (R) 45
DELAWARE–SENATOR–YouGov: Sen. Chris Coons (D) 51, Kevin Wade (R) 35
NEW HAMPSHIRE–SENATOR–YouGov: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D) 48, Scott Brown (R) 41
NEW JERSEY–SENATOR–Monmouth: Sen. Cory Booker (D) 53, Jeff Bell (R) 38
NEW JERSEY–SENATOR–YouGov: Sen. Cory Booker (D) 51, Jeff Bell (R) 37