A newly released poll of the South Carolina gubernatorial race supports the emerging narrative that Republican nominee Nikki Haley’s once-sizable lead over Democratic state Sen. Vincent Sheheen has significantly dwindled. The findings show the Republican leading the race by a mere two points, 43%-41%.
The survey, conducted by left-leaning pollster Crantford & Associates, shows Haley’s narrowest lead through recent months’ polling. When the same pollster looked at the race on September 30, Haley had a slightly greater four-point lead, 45%-41%. In past polling, Sheheen was seemingly out of this race — he trailed by double-digits in every poll before the late-September survey.
While the TPM Poll Average still shows Haley leading 45.4%-40.4%, the gap is radpidly closing.
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