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Additional polling information also indicates that the nameless Republican congressional candidate has grown significantly more attractive to the voters. Four years ago, a 50 to 39 percent majority of the voters went Democratic in the congressional elections. Today, while the liberals still hold a thin plurality, that margin has decreased from 11 to three points (47 to 44 percent). Moreover, in 1980, despite the generic Democratic candidate's advantage, the GOP nevertheless steamrolled its way to an over whelming 34 House seats...
With polls showing President Reagan far ahead of Walter F. Mondale by almost 2-to-1 margin--25 to 30 percentage points--in North Carolina, Helms has bet the bank, on a strategy of sewing himself on the President's coattails...
...week to go before the election, the race is a tossup, with Helms showing a slight, statistically insignificant lead. Even in Wilson, the governor's home county in eastern North Carolina, a local newpaper poll shows Helms leading Hunt, 46 to 42 percent. But the poll's 4.5 percent margin of error makes the race a dead heat...
...slight edge" Carter referred to was a 25-5 Crimson lead in shots-on-goal and a 21-2 margin in corner kicks...
...PENN (284) 45.5 46.6 7.9 PRINCETON (235) 60.0 32.8 7.2 YALE (142) 59.5 29.1 11.4 TOTAL (1626) 53.3 34.0 12.7 Other includes preferences for non-major party candidates, not voting, and no answer. Figures in parentheses are number polled at each school. Poll conducted between October 9 and 12. Margin of error is plus/minus 5 percent...