One has to look pretty hard to find a poll among the 22 posted today that isn't good news for the Democrats. In fairness, you can cite one—that Connecticut presidential poll is pretty lousy news, comparably speaking. But with the president still leading by eight points, it is pretty difficult to call it a disaster for the Democrats.

Some may also want to cite the Rasmussen poll showing Claire McCaskill trailing all GOP comers. But that is actually not as bad as it looks on first blush. For one thing, the margins are actually several points closer than they were the last time the House of Ras visited the Show-Me State. For another, the GOP primary poll that Dave Catanese tweeted about shows that Todd Akin, the poorest performing Republican in general election trial heats against the incumbent, appears to have primary election momentum as they head towards primary day. So, in a pretty bleak election cycle, both of those facts are a rare spate of good news for Team McCaskill.

Everything else, meanwhile, is coming up roses on this first day of August, at least relatively speaking.

Those Quinnipiac polls, part of their new partnership with CBS News and the New York Times, are particularly welcome for the Democrats. It is the only poll of recent vintage to give Bill Nelson any daylight when paired with likely GOP nominee Connie Mack IV. They also give potentially embattled Democratic freshmen Senators Sherrod Brown and Bob Casey double-digit leads. Brown had long been considered a more attractive target for the GOP than Casey, but the Democrats have to be heartened to see both of them in relatively comfortable position.

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