A new poll from a political action committee supporting U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn's bid for the U.S. Senate found her lead over former Gov. Phil Bredesen has narrowed in recent months.
The poll — commissioned by the Committee to Defend the President, which plans to spend heavily in an effort to help Blackburn — found 38 percent of those surveyed supported the Republican congressman while 35 percent favored Bredesen.
Eleven percent of respondents remained undecided.
The latest poll from the Committee to Defend the President is the third such survey the PAC has publicly released.
The new poll also shows Blackburn's lead has been narrowing at least in terms of the GOP-aligned PAC's respondents.
In a poll released in February, Blackburn had a 5 percentage point advantage over Bredesen. In a December poll, Blackburn was up 9 percentage points over Bredesen.
The latest poll from the Committee to Defend the President, conducted over a three day period beginning July 9 surveyed 551 likely Tennessee voters. It had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.2 percentage points.
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