Poll shows 14th District race in dead heat
Today, the Beacon News writes about our new poll which shows the 14th District race is a statistical tie.
February 13, 2008
(Beacon News) — A poll sponsored by Democrat Bill Foster shows him within striking distance of Republican Jim Oberweis in the 14th Congressional District special election.
The telephone survey of 525 "likely voters," conducted in the five days after the Feb. 5 dual congressional primaries, showed Republican Oberweis leading 45 percent to Foster's 43 percent.
Foster's camp finds significance not in the margin, but in the bigger picture.
"This is kind of an earthquake," Foster spokesman Tom Bowen said Tuesday, referring to the traditional GOP foundation across the 14th District. "They should be leading by 10 points ... because he's known by more people and he's Republican."