The new Rasmussen poll of Montana shows Democratic Sen. Jon Tester narrowly trailing his Republican opponent, Congressman Denny Rehberg.
The numbers: Rehberg 47%, Tester 44%. The survey of likely voters was conducted on February 22, and has a ±4.5% margin of error.
Tester was one of the Democrats’ key pickups to gain the majority in the 2006 wave election, defeating incumbent Republican Sen. Conrad Burns by a one-point margin.
The TPM Poll Average currently gives Rehberg a lead of 48.3%-43.1%.