Incumbent Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) is near the top of national Republicans’ target list for 2014 — and a new poll shows her lead over her potential GOP challengers has all but evaporated.

Hagan trails physician Greg Brannon, the Rand Paul-endorsed candidate in the race, by 1 point: he leads 44 percent to 43 percent.

Against state House Speaker Thom Tillis, Hagan leads by only 2 points, 44 percent to 42 percent, according to the Democratic firm Public Policy Polling. She leads Rev. Mark Harris by 2 points as well, 43 percent to 41 percent, and nurse Heather Grant by 3 points, 43 percent to 40 percent.

That’s a huge difference from PPP’s September poll, which gave Hagan leads of anywhere from 12 to 17 points against all possible GOP challengers.

gan’s approval ratings are underwater in the poll: 49 percent of those surveyed disapprove of the job she’s doing, compared with 44 percent who approve.

The poll also suggests she could be suffering from the implementation of Obamacare: 69 percent of those surveyed said the law’s rollout has been unsuccessful so far, compared with 25 percent who say it’s been a success.

In the four-way GOP primary, Tillis leads the pack with 20 percent. He’s followed by Harris at 14 percent, Brannon at 11 percent and Grant at 8 percent. Just under half of GOP voters are undecided.

The poll surveyed 701 North Carolina voters from Nov. 8 to Nov. 11. The margin of error is +/- 3.7 percent for the general election questions and +/- 4.4 percent for the GOP primary questions.

NC Tea Party is pleased to continue their new video series where we provide you, the voter, with the best information available to prepare you for the all-important 2014 elections. Entitled “14 for ’14,” NC Tea Party will be asking 14 questions of every candidate we can in the races that are most important.

And what race could be more important to North Carolinians next year than the US Senate seat currently held by Democrat Kay Hagen?

Currently, Dr. Mark E. Harris serves as the Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC.

Harris is a native of Winston-Salem, NC, and graduated from Appalachian State University in Boone, NC in 1987 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC with both his Masters of Divinity degree and his Doctor of Ministry degree in Christian Leadership.