Donnelly holds narrow lead over Mourdock in internal poll

Rep. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) has a narrow, one-point lead over Indiana state Treasurer Richard Mourdock (R) in a new poll released by his campaign.

Donnelly narrowly leads Mourdock by 41 to 40 percent in the poll.

While partisan polls tend to skew towards their candidate and should be viewed skeptically, this is close to the results of a recent poll from the conservative pollster Rasmussen, which had Mourdock narrowly leading by 42 to 40 percent. The two polls indicate that the race is indeed a "toss-up" despite the state's lean toward the GOP.

The poll of 601 likely voters was conducted by Global Strategy Group between Aug. 2-5 and has a margin of error of 4 percent. Its partisan composition, giving the GOP a eight-point advantage, is close to the average performance in the state.

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