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| Poll: Lamont and Lieberman extremely close in general election
by Arlen Parsa
Check out the latest Connecticut Senate poll, this time from American Research Group:
Joe Lieberman and Ned Lamont are in a statistical tie in the race for United States Senate in Connecticut according to the latest survey from the American Research Group. Among likely voters in November, 44% say they would vote for Lieberman, 42% say they would vote for Lamont, 3% say they would vote for Alan Schlesinger, and 11% are undecided.
Lieberman leads Lamont 57% to 18% among enrolled Republicans and 48% to 38% among unaffiliated (independent) voters. Lamont leads Lieberman 65% to 30% among enrolled Democrats.
A total of 56% of likely voters have a favorable opinion of Lieberman and 41% have an unfavorable opinion of Lieberman. A total of 47% of likely voters have a favorable opinion of Lamont and 34% have an unfavorable opinion of Lamont.
Wow. It’s hard to say which is more significant, the fact that both of them are tied according to this poll, or that Lieberman’s unfavorable rating is so high. Both of them are excellent news.
This is the first poll which shows the two of them so close in the general election, so don’t get your hopes up too high as it may be a fluke (you know, like Rasumussen giving President Bush 42% approval ratings). But we’ll see.
Update: Err. I just read MyDD today, and look at this. Chris Bowers got a sneak peak at their latest numbers and they say Lieberman: 45 Lamont: 43. Ooh.
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