Republican Dino Rossi has taken a one-point lead over incumbent Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) according to the latest poll from Rasmussen. Murray leads in the poll 48-47.
That’s a big momentum shift for Rossi, who trailed Murray by seven in Rasmussen’s last poll of the race which was taken on Sept. 14. Both polls were conducted among likely voters, using the Rasmussen screen that Democrats have long contended is slanted toward the GOP (Rasmussen has just as long denied this).
Other polling from the contest shows a tightening race as well. The TPM Poll Average shows Murray leading 49.6-47.2.
The last three polls of the race — two of which were conducted using Ramussen’s methodology and automated call system — have shown the race to be razor-close. A live-interview poll of the race conducted by CNN/Time on Sept. 14 showed Murray leading by 9 points.
Trendlines show the race is close as well: