April 10 67% 33% hlay 15 65 35 July 8 64 36 July 24 61 39 August 5 59 41 Election: August 6 57 43 ley should have continued to gain strength from the time of the first survey when he had the support of about two-thirds of the Democratic voters. Instead, however, as time went on and Governor Chandler carried his aggressive campaign to the rural voters among Kentucky's unmapped backroads, Senator Bark- ley's share of the popular vote de- clined.