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Two new polls show close US Senate race
NASHUA -- Two new polls show the US Senate race in New Hampshire within the margin of error among the two leading front-runners.
Both the Rasmussen and American Research Group polls show former Governor Jeanne Shaheen leading incumbent Republican John E. Sununu by five percentage points.
Rasmussen had Shaheen winning 48 percent to Sununu's 43 percent. The ARG poll had a larger number of undecided voters and a Shaheen advantage of 46 percent to 41 percent for Sununu.
What is interesting is that the same ARG poll in June found that Shaheen had a 28 point lead over Sununu, when Shaheen had yet to enter the race.
Shaheen announced her intention to run on Friday.
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