May 13, 2008 - 9:51am
Hibbits has Novick with advantage
By Lauren LafaroThe candidates aren’t the only ones at odds in the Senate race; Portland pollster Tim Hibbits weighed on the Jeff Merkley Steve Novick matchup with decidedly different numbers than were generated by than the SurveyUSA poll.
Hibbits—who uses live interviews as opposed to recorded voices a la Survey USA—found Novick leading Merkley 29 to 23 percent, with 43 percent of voters still undecided. The poll had a margin of error of 4.8 points.
The poll also found Barack Obama leading Hillary Clinton by 20 points.
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