Hilarious poll numbers for Bunning

Election Day 2010 has the potential for yet another night of laughs at the GOP's expense.

Now we know why embattled Republican Sen. Jim Bunning of Kentucky gets so defensive when people ask him what his poll numbers are. It's because they ain't good. In fact, he's losing to one possible opponent by almost 2 to 1.

It's been reported that a poll sponsored by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee shows Bunning trailing possible Democratic challenger Dan Mongiardo 56% to 29%.

Granted, that's a party-sponsored poll - but you also have to realize that if anyone wants accurate polls, it's the parties and candidates themselves. Otherwise, they'd just be throwing good money after bad.

Bunning is losing almost 2 to 1 to Dan Mongiardo, for crying out loud! If the Democrats ran rip-roaring populists like they used to, just think how badly Bunning would be getting clobbered!

And if the media would have also covered Bunning using his supposedly nonprofit charity to make a profit, think how badly he'd be losing.

I've waited since I was in 8th grade to see Jim Bunning lose an election, and I may live long enough to see it!

Of course, this story assumes Bunning doesn't lose the Republican primary to someone more likely to keep this Senate seat in GOP hands. It also assumes he doesn't resign just to spite the party leaders who don't want him running again.

(Source: http://theruraldemocrat.typepad.com/the_rural_democrat/2009/03/breaking-leaked-dscc-us-senate-poll-numbers-for-kentucky.html)