Push-polling ourselves?

A Democratic pollster conducted what I hope is nothing more than a thought-experiment to see what a push-poll Karl Rove would love might look like.

"Some people say [your Democratic incumbent] is a strong supporter of Hillary Clinton and will support her liberal agenda of big government and higher taxes if she becomes president," the poll stated, before asking respondents whether they would still vote for their incumbent or choose a Republican candidate.

Whether the question named Clinton or Obama, the Democratic incumbent's lead shrank to an average of six points: 47 percent to 41 percent with Clinton leading the ticket, 44 percent to 38 percent with Obama as the nominee.

As Ken Tremendous might say, "Fuck the heck?"

Steve Benin puts it a bit more eloquently.