So much for Senator Mitch McConnell's supposed vulnerability.

The oft quoted Herald-Leader/Action News 36 Election Poll has found some vulnerability for U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell's in his 2008 re-election bid, as the poll says his popularity has continued to slip.

Read Pol Watcher's analysis.

But the rather poignant points NO ONE should miss are these conclusions:

"But he would still defeat any of four potential Democratic challengers if the race ended today."

...

"On the positive side for McConnell, the poll showed he'd have at least a 5-percentage-point lead over each of four potential Democratic challengers: U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler, state Auditor Crit Luallen, Attorney General Greg Stumbo and former Marine Lt. Col. Andrew Horne -- now a Louisville lawyer. So far, no Democrat has announced to run, although Stumbo has begun raising money to explore whether to get into the race."

So much for vulnerability.

As the fine young man, Billy Piper, McConnell's chief of staff, CORRECTLY observed: it:

"The headline should be that McConnell beats all comers, which is remarkable given the fact that your paper as well as several D.C.-based liberal groups have waged an unrelenting attack on the (GOP Senate) Leader for the past several months."

Enough said, though, as I'll await the SURVEYUSA poll to tell me what I REALLY need to know!