The race for a U.S. Senate seat in Washington State is tightening and Republican Tiffany Smiley is making serious gains on Democrat Patty Murray.
This is probably not a race that Democrats expected to be competitive, but it is and Smiley is within striking distance.
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If Smiley pulls out a win here, it will send shockwaves through the political world.
The Center Square reports:
New poll shows Washington races for SOS office, U.S. Senate narrowing
The latest poll from Atlanta, Georgia-based Trafalgar Group shows a tightening of races for secretary of state and the U.S. Senate in Washington state.
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According to the poll of 1,091 likely general election voters conducted between Sept. 21 and Sept. 24, 40.4% of voters said they would vote for Democratic incumbent Steve Hobbs in the special election for secretary of state, while 36.8% would vote for his nonpartisan opponent, Pierce County Julie Anderson. Undecided voters made up 22.8% of those polled…
The Trafalgar poll also shows Republican challenger Tiffany Smiley gaining a little on incumbent U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Bothell, trailing by only 2.2 percentage points.
Per the poll, 48.7% indicated they would vote for Murray, with 46.5% voting for Smiley. Those who were undecided made up 4.8%.
A poll by Trafalgar earlier in the month had Murray up by 2.9 percentage points. In that poll, Murray got 49.2% of the vote, Smiley got 46.3%, and 4.5% said they were undecided.
See the numbers below:
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New @trafalgar_group
#WASen #Poll (9/21-9/24) shows incumbent #Murray still holding small lead, but challenger #Smiley gaining. #wapol48.7% @MurrayCampaign
46.5% @SmileyForWA
4.8% UndSee Report: https://t.co/Vafee0lWPg pic.twitter.com/fu00kjizZR
— Robert C. Cahaly (@RobertCahaly) September 26, 2022
Smiley was on FOX News this week. Watch the video:
ICYMI – This afternoon I joined @marthamaccallum on @FoxNews to share my story why I’m fighting for every Washingtonian.
In the same way I was a voice for my husband when he didn’t have one, I will be a voice for every Washingtonian when I am elected to the Senate. pic.twitter.com/WgyuXRQCcY
— Tiffany Smiley (@SmileyForWA) September 27, 2022
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If Republicans pick up this seat, the left will go positively bonkers.
Cross posted from American Lookout.
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