Today, the John Kennedy campaign responded to Bayoubuzz’s request for a statement concerning a new poll that indicates that today the current US Senator has broadened her lead over Kennedy.

In an email response, a spokesperson for the Kennedy campaign said, “Our response:


"Its political silly season. Polls will go up and down all the way until Election Day.  Zogby in the past couple of weeks had John Kennedy leading by 6 points.   Everyone knows that this election will be coming down to the wire.

The only facts we know are that mary landrieu is hiding behind a blitz of negative advertising which is full of lies because Louisianans are learning about her record as the states most liberal senator in history 

No matter how you cut it - voting with barack obama 81 percent of the time or putting party politics over people"s energy needs - mary landrieu is just wrong for Louisiana. "

According to the Landrieu Campaign yesterday, the poll that indicates a broadening of her lead over Louisiana Treasurer, John Kennedy.  IHere is her news release "The poll was commission by the  Rasmussen Reports http://action.marylandrieu.com/page/m/67daff2aac1e5616/X9FzFD/VEsH/ 

Senator Mary Landrieu, once viewed as the most vulnerable Democratic incumbent this election year, has opened a significant lead over Republican challenger John Kennedy in her bid for re-election.

        The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state shows the Louisiana Democrat attracts 53% of the vote while the Republican hopeful earns just 37% support. A month ago, Landrieu was leading Kennedy by only five percentage points, 49% to 44%.

        Since that time, Landrieu has solidified her support among Democrats while Kennedy has lost ground with Republicans. The incumbent senator attracts now attracts 84% of Democrats, up 10 percentage points from a month ago. Kennedy wins just 72% of the Republican vote, down 10 points from July.

        Until late last year, Kennedy himself was a Democrat. Two weeks ago, Landrieu's campaign launched their first attack ad of the season painting Kennedy as an office-hopping politician who previously ran for the Senate as a Democrat and supported John Kerry for president.

        At the same time, Landrieu has been one of the few Democrats to openly support calls for lifting the ban on offshore oil drilling. That issue is very popular with voters nationwide and in Louisiana. Last month's poll found that 75% of Louisiana voters favored offshore drilling.When "leaners" are included in the current polling, it's Landrieu 56% Kennedy 39%. Landrieu is seeking her third six-year term.

        While Landrieu's election vulnerability now seems a thing of the past, many Republican Senate seats are potentially in play for Democrats including seats in Alaska, New Hampshire, Oregon, New Mexico, Colorado, Mississippi, Minnesota and Virginia.

        Landrieu is viewed favorably by 59% of the state's voters, unchanged from a month ago. Kennedy earns positive reviews from 52%, down three points. Landrieu is viewed very favorably by 35% while only 18% have such positive feelings about Kennedy.