In (New Hampshire) House races, poll shows Democrats surging

[brooklynite]

New Hampshire Democrats charge toward Election Day with their congressional candidates now leading or well within striking distance of the state's two incumbent Republican U.S. House members, according to a new poll.

A WMUR/University of New Hampshire tracking poll last night showed 2nd District Democratic challenger Paul Hodes eight percentage points ahead of Rep. Charlie Bass and 1st District Democrat Carol Shea-Porter in a statistical tie with Rep. Jeb Bradley.

UNH polled 330 likely 2nd District voters and 352 likely 1st District voters Oct. 29 to Nov. 1, and found:

Hodes leading Bass, 45 to 37 percent with 2 percent for Libertarian Ken Blevins, 2 percent for some other candidate but 14 percent still undecided.
Bradley leading Shea-Porter, 47 to 42 percent, with 1 percent preferring some other candidate and 10 percent undecided.
The poll has a relatively large margin of error, 5 percent, and shows both races are far from over, but Bass in deeper trouble than Bradley. It shows that undecided voters, who are primarily independents, will decide each race as they make their choices in the final days.

http://unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=In+House+races%2c+poll+shows+Democrats+surging&articleId=8594859a-e99e-4d4a-92c4-394f08aa6965

[luckyleftyme2]

1. come on you democrats

Rally around the flag boys-it's time us vets kicked those money boys out of washington and put
dignity back in our government:
VOTE DEMOCRAT ON NOV. 7-BRING A FRIEND ,NEIGHBOR,FAMILY MEMBER AND VOTE THE SLEAZE OUT OF WASHINGTON.
PUT SOME ONE IN YOUR CONGRESS THAT WILL VOTE FOR THE PEOPLE!NOT FOLLOW LIKE A SHEEP!
VOTE DEMOCRAT!

[sarge43]

2. The Dems have two votes here.

I loved to see Bass get the boot. It's about time their term limitations thang kicked in.

[nuxvomica]

3. NH1 is one of the races I'll be watching

Shea Porter beat the DCCC choice in the primary and her polling history indicates a steep upward trend. I am told she is a tireless campaigner and has developed a grassroots organization that may surprise the folks who think her race is a solid Repub win.

[zanne]

4. I'm in "Jeb" Bradley's district.

I'll be making alot of phone calls this weekend to get out the vote for Carol Shea-Porter. It's time for NH to get out of its' Republican rut. Getting one Democratic House member in NH will be unbelievable. Getting two will be a goddamn miracle. LET'S GO NH!

[sarge43]

5. The old 'ride a mastodon to the polls' Republicans are

disappearing. The demographics in NH are a-changin', especially in southern part of the state. The Dems should get serious about turning NH blue.

[Warren Stupidity]

6. Hodes ahead of Bass is Huge!

This is a sea change here in NH.

[Vinca]

7. Wow! Hodes ahead of Bass! My day is made. nt

[TroglodyteScholar]

8. Maybe so, but...

...has anyone checked with Rove for THE math?