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Poll: Tom Cotton Edging Out Mark Pryor in Arkansas Senate Race

Rep. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) holds a four-point lead over Sen. Mark Pryor (D., Ark.) in the 2014 Senate race, according to new polling by Impact Management.

Cotton leads Pryor 47 to 43.

The Arkansas Times reports:

Two points are worth noting: 1) the undecided independent voters likely will trend conservative; 2) the sample was 9 percent black. Blacks make up about 15 percent of the population but have produced 11-12 percent of the vote in recent elections.

In short, Mark Pryor must run right but not so much that he discourages a healthy base turnout.