A new poll from Rasmussen Reports shows Democrat Alexi Giannoulias leading Republican Mark Kirk by three percentage points in the U.S. Senate race, 44%-41%.

The Giannoulias campaign released a statement today noting that, despite Rasmussen's reputations as a polling firm that favors Republican candidates, he remains in the lead:

"Even Republican polls show Alexi's momentum with him leading," said Alexi for Illinois Campaign Manager Mike Rendina. "Illinois voters are showing again and again that they see through the same old, negative smear attacks from Republican Mark Kirk. Illinois families want a Senator who will fight for them every day to create new jobs, not a Washington insider who has spent over a decade in Congress taking millions from Wall Street and corporations and then voting their way."