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News-7 Poll: Allen lead evaporates after "Macaca" flap

Senator George Allen leads his opponent Jim Webb by 48% to 45% in a News-7 poll conducted by SurveyUSA.

Since an identical SurveyUSA poll released June 28th, Allen has lost eight points and Webb has gained eight points.  Allen's lead has shrunk from 19 points to three points.  Interviewing for this poll began Friday, one week after Allen singled out a Webb campaign worker at an Allen rally and referred to him as "Macaca."

Allen has lost support across all demographic groups, but in particular, among younger voters, he has gone from Plus 23 to Minus 17, a swing of 40 points. In Southeastern VA, Allen has gone from a 2:1 lead to a tie, a 31-point swing.

SurveyUSA interviewed 1,200 Virginia adults between Friday and Sunday.  Of them, 1,002 were registered to vote.  Of them, 576 were judged to be "likely" voters.  Crosstabs (Survey details) reflect Likely Voters.

In a separate question, nearly two-thirds (65%) support the proposed amendment to the state constitution

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Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 4.2%

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Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 4.0%