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IL-Sen: Dems Look Good... Even Burris
Swing State Project — Research 2000 for Daily Kos (1/26-28, likely voters): Roland Burris (D-inc): 37 Mark Kirk (R): 30 Roland Burris (D-inc): 38 Peter Roskam (R): 25 Jan Schakowsky (D): 36 Mark Kirk (R): 30 Jan Schakowsky (D): 37 Peter Roskam (R): 25 Alexi Giannoulias (D): 38 Mark Kirk (R): 30 Alexi Giannoulias (D): 38 Peter Roskam (R): 25 (MoE: ?4%) Roland Burris (D-inc): 26 Jan Schakowsky (D): 12 Alexi Giannoulias ...

Sen. Burris Holds Small, Early Lead for 2010 Reelect
News — ... Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) and two potential Democratic primary challengers all lead potential Republican challengers in the state's impending 2010 Senate race, a new poll found. A poll conducted by Research2000 for the liberal blog Daily Kos showed Burris, the newly-appointed incumbent, leading Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) 37-30, well below the 50 percent threshold considered healthy for incumbents, but with a lead outside the poll's margin of error. Burris leads the less well-known Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.) 38-25. Burris also has an early-stage advantage over potential ...

Burris Not Harmed by Blagojevich Ties
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — A new Research 2000/Daily Kos poll shows Sen. Roland Burris (D-IL) does not seem to have been tarnished much by taking his appointment to the U.S. Senate from former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Burris leads all potential challengers in a 2010 Democratic primary and records a 35%-35% favorable-unfavorable rating. He also beats two potential Republican candidates in general election match ups.

Could Roland Burris Be Re-Elected?
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right — ... 2) Will he win the primary? This is probably Burris' biggest hurdle, but it is not impossible to imagine him advancing. A new Research 2000 poll for Daily Kos gives Burris a 26 plurality of the vote against potential Democratic opponents Jan Schakowsky (12 percent) and Alexi Giannoulias (11 percent). On the other hand, 26 percent is not terrific for a candidate with near-universal name recognition, whereas Schakowsky and Giannoulias are much less known. ...