Dole 46, Hagan 41, Cole 7

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on August 13, 2008 - 10:25am.
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The gap in the Senate race is closing.

According to a recent poll by SurveyUSA for WTVD in Raleigh, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole had 46 percent, Democratic opponent Kay Hagan had 41 percent and Libertarian Chris Cole had seven percent. Five percent were undecided.

The poll shows Dole down after several ads by third-party groups attacking her have aired on North Carolina radio and television.

The pollsters caution that Cole's support may be overstated.

"Support for 3rd-Party candidates often collapses as Election Day nears, and that may or may not happen in North Carolina in 2008," they write. "Today, 12 weeks out, voters with a message they want to deliver to both Republicans and Democrats are using Cole as their protest vehicle." 

The survey of 655 likely voters was taken Aug. 9-11 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.9 percentage points.

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Re: Dole 46, Hagan 41, Cole 7

Submitted by FFC1304 on August 13, 2008 - 10:27am.

Mrs. Dole can wrap it up by announcing her intent sponsor a bill to END all federal fuel/gasoline TAXES, and mandating that states do the same.

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