This poll is a reverse of last month, where Shays had a 4 point lead. I wonder if Shays' bizarre comments in recent weeks have had an effect? You know, where he brought up Chappaquiddick in response to Mark Foley, and then said Abu Graib was a sex ring and not torture.
It's within the Margin of Error, but the trend is good!
Good news abounds in Connecticut for Congressional races today, it seems (I posted on Chris Murphy earlier today in an open thread) Hopefully, we can get some good news in the Senate in the next day or two.
Shays has been fairly moderate over the years, but is still part of the problem in that he votes for John Boehner (and, Tom DeLay before that) for Leadership.
A new poll gives Democrat Diane Farrell a 4-point advantage over U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays, R-4th District - essentially the reverse of their showing a month ago in a similar survey.
But because the latest poll carries a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points, it also suggests that the closely watched contest remains a statistical dead heat.
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It shows Farrell leading Shays by a 47 percent to 43 percent margin, with 10 percent undecided
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Asked to name the single-most important issue in determining their vote, 33 percent of all respondents said the war in Iraq, 16 percent said the economy, 12 percent said health care costs, and another 12 percent said the war on terror.
Those numbers differed according to party affiliation, with the most Democrats - 41 percent - citing the war in Iraq, and the most Republicans - 29 percent - citing the war on terror.
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