AR-PPP- McDaniel highly unpopular, trails Hutchinson by 13.

[Talleyrand]

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/Arkansas%20Tops1.pdf

Their full crosstabs will be out later, but here are some key things.

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Dustin McDaniel?

Favorable: 25%
Unfavorable: 40%
Net Favorability: -15%

In the November general election in 2014, the
two candidates for governor may be the
Republican Asa Hutchinson and the Democrat
Dustin McDaniel. If the election were held
today, would you vote for?

Hutchinson: 46%
McDaniel: 33%


...Is it still possible Mike Ross might get in? Or some other decent candidate?

[Talleyrand]

Ross will be stupid not to reconsider after seeing this poll

I agree. He'd win the nomination in a cakewalk (I can't think of any other strong Democrats who might run, but other people know Arkansas politics much better than I do) and while he would probably trail Hutchinson at the beginning, he'd be much closer and be able to define himself better to the voters of Arkansas.

After seeing, this poll though, I think this race leans Republican, at least.

[Talleyrand]

I was of the impression that Bill Halter was considered a raging Liberal- is that true or does he have a good profile for Arkansas?