Reply #30: Another poll of likely voters says Whitehouse 40 Chafee 39. [View All]

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(Associated Press)

Poll: R.I. Senate Race Neck-And-Neck


Tuesday September 19, 2006 8:31 PM

By RAY HENRY

Associated Press Writer

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee and Democratic challenger
Sheldon Whitehouse are neck-and-neck two months before an election that could help
decide the balance of power in the U.S. Senate, according to a new Brown University
poll.

If the election were held Tuesday, 40 percent of voters said they would select former
attorney general Whitehouse, compared to 39 percent for Chafee.

That lead is negligible because the telephone poll, conducted between Saturday and Monday,
questioned 578 likely voters and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.

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Full article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6091344,00.html