The Daily Kos-sponsored poll has some pretty interesting numbers, the most unexpected of which is Hulburd ahead by two points, 46 percent to 44 percent.

From the post, emphasis added:

Hulburd is winning independents 50-36, and moderates 66-27. While only eight percent of Obama voters are defecting to Quayle, 18 percent of McCain voters are going with Hulburd. And even 19 percent of Republican voters are choosing the Democratic candidate, likely an artifact of a nasty primary. In fact, Quayler’s favorable/unfavorable rating of 34/52 is shockingly bad for a first-time House candidate, and incudes 30 percent unfavorables from Republican voters, and 29/51 from independents. Hulburd is at 33/20, including 37/16 from independents. Yet given that half of voters have no idea what to think of Hulburd, he may be benefiting from an “anyone but Quayle” dynamic.

The big question: How will Ben Quayle’s apologist-in-residence at New Times spin the numbers?

The answer is here—and note how Quayle’s unfavorables aren’t mentioned.