McConnell's visit follows startling mock election results conducted on Friday, October 10, and Saturday, October 11 at Frontier Days in Columbia. In this poll, 876 voters predicted who would carry Adair County in the upcoming November 4, 2008 election for U.S. Senator. Ninety three (93%) percent (788) of those voting predicted Mitch McConnell, Kentucky's longest serving U.S. Senator and Republican leader in the U.S. Senate would carry Aair County by a tremendous margin! Only 7% (62 voters) predicted the Democratic candidate (Lunsford), would win.

Although the poll was not entirely scientific, nonetheless it indicates the strength McConnell has in Adair County. It also shows how much Adair Countians appreciate the many projects and programs McConnell has supported which have benefited Adair Countians over the past 24 years.

According to long-time friend and support, Dr. Phil Aaron, "I thought Adair Countians would probably support Senator McConnell this year as they have in the past, but I had no idea their support would be so overwhelming."

Individuals who responded to the questionnaire also predicted the percentage of the vote each candidate would receive in Adair County. Responders predicted that Senator McConnell's percentage of the vote would average 66.38% - a two-to-one margin.