FM3 Poll: Dem Leads GOP Rep. Bacon in Nebraska's 2nd District

In results Wednesday that jolted Nebraska Republicans, a just-completed FM3 Research poll of the Cornhusker State's 2nd District (Omaha) showed Democratic challenger Kara Eastman taking the lead over Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., for the first time.

According to the poll, non-profit founder Eastman leads two-term incumbent Bacon 47% to 45%. FM3 Research conducted the poll for the CPC PAC and surveyed 450 likely voters from Oct. 1-4. The survey has a margin of error of 4.6 percentage points.

These figures represent a steady climb for Eastman, a member of the Metropolitan Community College Board of Governors. Two years ago, she lost a tight contest to Bacon 51%-49%. In late September of this year, The New York Times showed her trailing Bacon 45%-43%.

Explaining why the Democrat suddenly shifted to the lead, several Nebraska Republicans pointed out to Newsmax the city of Omaha that is the bulk of the 2^nd District has seen its minority population growing in the last two decades. Barack Obama carried the 2^nd District in '08 and several polls have shown Joe Biden leading President Trump.

The 2^nd District has had a Republican U.S. Representative for all but six of the past 40 years. Former U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Bacon first won the district in 2016 by taking out then-Rep. Brad Ashford, D-Neb.

John Gizzi is chief political columnist and White House correspondent for Newsmax. For more of his reports, Go Here Now.