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A new poll commissioned by The Virginian-Pilot concludes the state remains up for grabs. The survey of 625 likely voters found 47 percent supported Obama Links of London Letter J Charm, 44 percent preferred McCain and a crucial 9 percent were undecided. Because the poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points Sweetie Bracelet, the race is technically a dead heat.
The telephone survey was conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc. on Wednesday and Thursday.
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The Mason-Dixon poll shows that 11 percent of whites are undecided - far more than usual in the closing week of a statewide election, Coker said. The last time the figure was nearly as high was 1989 in Virginia Links of London Necklaces Wholesale, when Democrat Doug Wilder was elected the nation;s first black governor.
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Coker said almost all of the undecided white voters broke for Coleman on Election Day; a similar break this year could deliver Virginia;s 13 electoral votes to McCain.
The same phenomenon occurred in North Carolina;s 1990 U.S. Senate race. Democrat Harvey Gantt Slipper Charm, an African American, led by 4 percentage points in the final poll only to lose by 6 points on Election Day to Republican Jesse Helms.
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