Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL), the newly-nominated Republican candidate for President Obama’s former Senate seat in Illinois, is out with a new internal poll claiming that he already has a strong lead over the Democratic nominee, state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias.
The numbers: Kirk 47%, Giannoulias 35%. The poll was conducted February 1 and 2, before the primary. Independent polling has generally shown Giannoulias ahead of Kirk.
As David Freddosso points out: “This poll is an outlier, and it’s Kirk’s poll, so take it with a grain of salt. But it should put a fresh scare into the White House.”
