Independent Greg Orman leads third-term Republican Sen Pat Roberts, 41-34, in Kansas according to a survey by Public Policy Polling that was released to Pollster. The poll said 15 percent were undecided, 6 percent supported Democrat Chad Taylor, who has dropped out of the race, and 4 percent backed libertarian Randall Batson. PPP said Roberts was deeply unpopular; Democrats and independents overwhelmingly back Orman. The margin of error was +/-2.7 points.
Roberts, who voted against the 2014 farm bill, is a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and potentially its chairman if he is re-elected and Republicans win a Senate majority.
“Given the relatively small number of polls on the race and the large number that remain undecided, the level of uncertainty remains high,” said Pollster. Its tracking model gives Orman a 2-point lead and a 50 percent probability of winning.