Two N.H. GOP Senate Hopefuls Lead Democrat Hodes by 10 Points

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Two of the three Republicans running for their party's nod to face Democratic Rep. Paul Hodes in the race to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire now have 10 point leads over Hodes, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Narch 8.

State Attorney General Kelly Ayotte leads Hodes 47 percent to 37 percent with 4 percent preferring someone else and 12 percent undecided. The margin of error is 4.5 points. A month ago, she had led by 7 points.

Businessman William Binnie, who last month had led Hodes by a point, now is ahead of him by 46 percent to 36 percent with 4 percent preferring someone else and 14 percent undecided.The only Republican Hodes leads is lawyer Ovide Lamontagne by a margin of 42 percent to 38 percent with 5 percent preferring someone else and 15 percent undecided. But Lomontagne gained 2 points over last month.

Ayotte and Binnie hold big leads over Hodes among voters unaffiliated with either party. While liberals heavily favor Hodes against the two, and conservatives favor the Republicans, Ayotte and Binnie run evenly with Hodes among moderates.

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