The
U.S. Senate hopefuls are now in a statistical tie in Connecticut's 2012 U.S.
Senate race.
The
2012 U.S. Senate race in Connecticut will be determined by voter turnout in
each party favor come November, both democratic and republican frontrunners
have huge leads against their primary opponents, according to a new
Quinnipiac University poll released this week.
U.S.
Rep. Chris Murphy, the Democratic frontrunner, leads former Secretary of State
Susan Bysiewicz 50-20 percent. Meanwhile, former WWE wrestling executive Linda
McMahon leads her Republican opponent, former U.S. Rep. Chris Shays, 59-30
percent.
But,
what’s even more notable in the latest poll is the shrinking gap between Murphy
and McMahon. Murphy’s lead is just 46 percent versus McMahon’s 43 percent among
voters in the November election. This is a statistical tie, said QU Poll
Director Douglas Schwartz.
“McMahon’s
improvement in the general election against Murphy is due to her better
performance among independent voters,” Schwartz said. “She now has 43 percent
of these key voters, to Murphy’s 41 percent, overcoming a 15-point deficit in
March.”
Murphy
will have to secure a better percentage of independent voters and have a heavy
democratic voter turnout come November. However McMahon will have to maintain
her strong support among the independents and rely on conservatives to turn out
in her favor for either can to win in November and become the next sitting US
Senator of Connecticut.
