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May 16, 2008
New Collins, Allen analyses

Every week or so at the Washington Post blog, "The Fix," Chris Cillizza ranks the nation's top ten Senate races. On Friday, he dropped Maine's senate race to tenth place from ninth. Read his quick snapshot of the race here.


Meanwhile, Rassmussen has a new poll showing Collins leading Allen, with 52 percent of the vote, compared to Allen's 42 percent. Six percent of respondents were undecided/other. Last month, the poll reported a 16-point Collins lead. Click here to read the entire poll. Rasmussen conducts automated polls over the telephone. Its most recent poll surveyed 500 voters on May 14. There is a margin of error of +/- four points.


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