Chris Jones noses ahead of French Hill
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If you squint really hard, former gubernatorial hopeful Chris Jones has a chance against U.S. Rep. French Hill, according to a recent poll. And even as we write that, the word pshaw! sneaks through the keyboard and onto the screen.
Democrats have been squinting for years at the 2nd Congressional District, teased by the enthusiasm and relative liberalness of Pulaski County, but they have always ended up blinded by Hill’s light, so to speak.
A new poll, however, gives a glimmer of hope to Jones, who seems to be riding on the same wave that is providing momentum to Democrats around the country — that being the long list of problems that are being blamed on Republicans.
On Thursday, the Chris Jones for Congress campaign sent out the results of a survey that showed him ahead of Hill by 3% points, which is in the poll’s 3.5% margin of error. Still.
In the accompanying press release, Jones said he wasn’t surprised. “Are you …