The new Rasmussen poll of the Connecticut Senate race shows Democrat Richard Blumenthal leading Republican Linda McMahon by nine points.
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The numbers: Blumenthal 53%, McMahon 44%. The survey of likely voters has a ±4.5% margin of error. In the previous Rasmussen poll from a month ago, taken right after McMahon had won the Republican primary, Blumenthal led by 47%-40%.
The TPM Poll Average gives Blumenthal a lead of 50.1%-42.1%.
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