A new poll for the 2012 Senate race in Virginia shows top Republican candidate George Allen and top Democratic candidate Tim Kaine remain deadlocked.
Mr. Kaine had 46 percent and Mr. Allen had 44 percent, after being tied at 47 percent in February, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Democrat-leaning Public Policy Polling . The two-point advantage is within the poll’s 4.2 percentage point margin of error.
“Essentially the only difference is that independents have moved from 50-41 in Allen’s favor to 45-40 in Kaine’s,” said the pollsters.
Mr. Allen and Mr. Kaine, former Virginia governors, are vying for the seat of Democratic Sen. Jim Webb, who is not seeking re-election. Mr. Allen lost that seat to Mr. Webb in 2006. The survey of 547 Virginia voters was conducted from May 5 to May 8.
• Joseph Weber can be reached at jweber@washingtontimes.com.old.
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