EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Andy Barr heads into homestretch with commanding lead, poll shows

Rep. Andy Barr (R., Ky.) is in a prime position to succeed Sen. Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.), according to a new poll obtained exclusively by the Washington Reporter.

The UpOne Insights poll, conducted by Robert Blizzard on behalf of Barr’s campaign, finds that Barr “expanded his narrow lead over Daniel Cameron into an overwhelming advantage with one week to go before the Kentucky Republican Primary. Once down 30 points in this campaign, Andy Barr is now well-positioned to win the GOP primary going away,” the polling memo notes.

Following President Donald Trump’s endorsement, Barr is now leading among “very conservative voters, somewhat conservative voters, and moderate/liberal voters.” He even has a five-point lead over Cameron among voters who view Cameron favorably. 

Barr now leads Cameron 46 percent to 27 percent, with eight percent of voters still backing businessman Nate Morris, who recently exited the race and endorsed Barr. Despite Trump’s full-throated endorsement of Barr, Blizzard found that only 68 percent of GOP primary voters are aware of the endorsement. However, he noted that “with the Barr Campaign dominating the airwaves in the final week of the campaign, Barr’s support should climb as more voters are aware of the President’s backing.”

Barr’s campaign told the Reporter that the findings show Barr right where he wants to be as the race enters its closing days. “Andy Barr is the America First, Trump-endorsed candidate for U.S. Senate in Kentucky,” spokesman Alex Bellizzi said. “No one will be a better partner for President Trump to deliver for the Commonwealth than Andy. Just like the president said at his rally in Northern Kentucky in March, Andy Barr has been with him all the way. All the way on the largest tax cuts in history and on securing the border. Andy Barr will be with President Trump all the way when he leads the Republican ticket that defeats Democrats up and down the ballot in November.”

Blizzard’s poll was conducted from May 9-11 and has a margin of error of six percent. It surveyed 600 Republican primary voters.