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Hagan and Neal in dead heat

A new poll shows the Democratic Senate candidates in a dead heat.

SurveyUSA's latest polls shows state Sen. Kay Hagan and Jim Neal virtually tied in the race for the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Sen. Elizabeth Dole.

Hagan and Neal are essentially tied, with her receiving 21 percent support and him 20 percent. Lesser-known candidates Duskin Lassiter, Marcus Williams and Howard Staley trail with six percent, five percent and four percent, respectively.

Forty-five percent of voters were undecided.

The poll of 725 likely voters was conducted April 5-7. The margin of error was plus or minus 3.7 percent.

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Re: Hagan and Neal in dead heat

Submitted by FFC1304 on April 11, 2008 - 9:21pm.

Why wont she debate? Is she a fool?

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Re: Hagan and Neal in dead heat

Submitted by Cdickson on April 10, 2008 - 6:07pm.

Yep, the Fred Smith plan.

I hope Hagan and Neal spend the next 3 weeks trying to meet all 1 million people that will vote in the Democrat Primary.

Jim

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Re: Hagan and Neal in dead heat

Submitted by Proctor on April 10, 2008 - 4:57pm.

This is anybody's race. But this is fitting since there was so much early uncertainty as to who would be entering. So from a former senatorial candidate in a Democratic primary (1978), this advice to all the candidates, both the co-favorites and the underdogs: don't spend time reading the polls but spend it instead out there making contact with the voters between now and Election Day.

Issues are of course of the utmost importance, but meeting the people one-on-one is a great way to advance your campaign.

David McKnight

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