Santorum Closing the Gap
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The Associated Press
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - "The latest independent statewide poll shows Democratic challenger Bob Casey with a slight lead over Republican incumbent Rick Santorum in the hotly contested U.S. Senate race.
According to the poll, 45 percent of voters in the survey supported Casey while 39 percent supported Santorum.
In mid-June, a Quinnipiac University poll of 1,076 registered voters found Casey with a 52 percent to 34 percent lead over Santorum, the No. 3 Senate Republican.
The new poll, which appears in Sunday editions of The Morning Call, shows 43 percent viewed Santorum favorably and 34 percent unfavorably, compared to a 42-38 favorable-unfavorable split in March.
Casey notched a 39 percent favorability rating and a 21 percent unfavorable score, compared with a 38-18 split in March.
The poll results carry a sampling error margin of plus or minus 4 percentage points."
The Associated Press
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - "The latest independent statewide poll shows Democratic challenger Bob Casey with a slight lead over Republican incumbent Rick Santorum in the hotly contested U.S. Senate race.
According to the poll, 45 percent of voters in the survey supported Casey while 39 percent supported Santorum.
In mid-June, a Quinnipiac University poll of 1,076 registered voters found Casey with a 52 percent to 34 percent lead over Santorum, the No. 3 Senate Republican.
The new poll, which appears in Sunday editions of The Morning Call, shows 43 percent viewed Santorum favorably and 34 percent unfavorably, compared to a 42-38 favorable-unfavorable split in March.
Casey notched a 39 percent favorability rating and a 21 percent unfavorable score, compared with a 38-18 split in March.
The poll results carry a sampling error margin of plus or minus 4 percentage points."
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