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‘No clear leader’ in Kansas Senate race; Enten unpacks why that’s a shock

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According to new CNN polls, in deep-red Kansas, there is no clear leader between Democrat Adam Hamilton (49%) and Republican Sen. Roger Marshall (45%), even as likely voters there say they would prefer Republicans to control the Senate. Voters here largely view Marshall unfavorably and say their choices are about Marshall more so than Hamilton.

In Kansas, the most Republican-friendly of the four states polled, only about one-third hold a positive view of the Democratic Party. But Hamilton, like Talarico, is overperforming his party – even as he’s a lesser-known quantity. In this case, the more relevant number may be Marshall’s underperformance and unpopularity. Most likely voters say that they view the Republican nominee negatively, and a 59% majority of Hamilton’s backers say they’re motivated primarily by opposition to Marshall.

0:00 Harry Enten hasn’t seen a poll like this "in my memory"
3:48 CNN Political Director David Chalian on how Hamilton is outrunning the Dem brand
5:09 Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS): "This is one of the best economies I’ve ever seen"
7:20 Where are the persuadable voters in Kansas?
8:29 Record number of religious leaders running as Democrats, including Kansas’s Hamilton

Watch Harry’s show, ‘The Enten Scale’, on CNN: https://cnn.it/4rXUcHz

Stream more on CNN with an All Access subscription: https://cnn.it/4AZMu54

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