U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole has a 7-point lead over state Sen. Kay Hagan.
That's according to a poll by Maryland-based Research 2000 for the Daily Kos, a liberal Web site. The poll of 600 likely voters was conducted from Dec. 16-18.
It showed Dole winning 46 percent to Hagan's 39 percent if the election were held today.
In a separate question, Dole beat Chapel Hill investment banker Jim Neal 47 to 37 percent.
Blogger Markos Moulitsas Zúniga writes that Dole's showing against two Democrats with low name recognition shows North Carolinians "aren't sold on a second term."
"No matter who emerges from the Democratic primary, this is going to be a real race," he writes.
The margin of error was 4 percentage points.
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Re: Daily Kos polls Senate race
N&O should look for a non-partisan firm to do their polling. There are a lot out there and Research 2000 now has the Kos taint.