A new PPP poll is out, looking at Illinois.
First, let's get some of the local stuff out of the way.
Duckworth leads Kirk 42/36 in a head-to-head, and his favorable/unfavorable is a terrible 25/42.
She is also likely to be helped by Clinton's very large coattails in Illinois. Here's what PPP says:
One thing very much to Democrats' advantage in the Senate race is that Hillary Clinton has a substantial lead over the Republican field in the state. She is up by anywhere from 9 to 18 points against the GOP hopefuls. The Republicans who come closest to Clinton are Jeb Bush who trails by 9 at 48/39, Rand Paul who trails by 10 at 47/37, and Scott Walker who trails by 11 at 50/39. The GOPers who do the worst against Clinton are Donald Trump who's down 18 at 51/33, and Ted Cruz and Mike Huckabee who each trail byThis should be a Senate pickup for us in 2016.
identical 16 point margins at 51/35.