Reply #13: Nelson way ahead of Harris in Senate race poll

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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/florida/orl-locpoll2906mar29,0,7296640.story?coll=sfla-news-florida

Democrat retains double-digit lead, survey finds

Jim Stratton
Sentinel Staff Writer
Posted March 29 2006

Incumbent Bill Nelson continues to hold a double-digit lead over challenger U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris in the 2006 race for U.S. Senate, according to a statewide poll released Tuesday.

The survey of 625 likely voters found Democrat Nelson with 51 percent, Harris with 35 percent and 14 percent undecided -- numbers that show little change from six months ago.

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But she also apparently got no positive bump from her announcement on national television two weeks ago that she was committing $10 million of her personal fortune to the campaign.

That interview, conducted by friend and supporter Sean Hannity, was designed to re-energize supporters and end speculation that Harris would drop out of the race.

Before the announcement, her top advisers had suggested she quit because they saw little chance she can win.

In part, that's because they found Harris has alienated some moderate Republicans, a conclusion borne out by Tuesday's poll, which has a margin of error of 4 percentage points.