Posted on 10/31/2002 4:58:20 AM PST by BlackRazor
For the first time, Democrat C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger has opened a significant lead against Republican Helen Delich Bentley in their race for Maryland's 2nd Congressional District, according to a new poll. The Maryland Poll - conducted for The Sun and The Gazette newspapers - found that Ruppersberger, the Baltimore County executive, leads the former congresswoman 46 percent to 38 percent, with 15 percent undecided with less than a week before Election Day. When undecided voters leaning one way or the other are taken into account, Ruppersberger's lead increases to 49-40.
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This is the second straight independent poll showing Ruppersberger with a lead. The Gonzales-Arscott Maryland Poll (10/14-20) gave him a 47-43 edge. The race has seemed to move in his direction since Bentley peaked in late September.
From what I understand, it's not entirely the same district she represented when she left in 1995. Redistricting made this district more Democratic.
We can't win 'em all.
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