Election 2010: Connecticut Senate
Connecticut Senate: McMahon (R) Still Runs Second to Blumenthal (D)
Republican Linda McMahon receives her highest level of support to date, but she still trails Democratic state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal by seven points in the final Rasmussen Reports look at Connecticut’s U.S. Senate race.
The latest telephone survey of Likely Voters in the state shows Blumenthal picking up 53% of the vote, while McMahon earns 46%. One percent (1%) are still undecided at this point. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
Still, these numbers move the race from Solid Democrat to Leans Democrat in the Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 Senate Balance of Power rankings.
One week ago, Blumenthal held a double-digit lead over McMahon, 56% to 43%. The Democrat has led consistently in polling since January, and his support has fallen below 50% only twice. In 15 surveys conducted this year, Blumenthal has earned 47% to 60% of the vote. McMahon, the former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, has picked up 31% to 46% of the vote in the same surveys.
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This statewide telephone survey of 750 Likely Voters in Connecticut was conducted on October 31, 2010 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/-4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
Rasmussen Reports will release the final numbers from the state’s tightening gubernatorial race later this morning.
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