Dead Heat in Alaska

A new CNN/Time/Opinion Research poll in Alaska finds Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a write-in candidate, deadlocked with Joe Miller (R) at 37% each in the U.S. Senate race, with Scott McAdams (D) way behind at 23%.

Key finding: Just 80% of Murkowski's supporters ruled out the possibility of voting for another candidate if they found "the procedure for casting a write-in vote is different or more complicated" than expected.

Said pollster Keating Holland: "But in a close race, that handful of votes that Murkowski may lose due to complicated write-in procedures may be enough to knock her out of first place. If the six percent of Murkowski voters who aren't very familiar with the write-in procedure cast votes for her that don't actually count, the poll indicates that she would only get about 34% in the final election tally -- probably not enough to win."

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