National Democrats pledge funds to Webb (Momentum Shifting to Webb) [View All]

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With three polls showing the U.S. Senate race close after George Allen's alleged racial remark, national Democrats yesterday pledged dollars to Jim Webb.

The latest survey, by Zogby International, gives Webb, once a long shot, a statistically insignificant lead over the Republican incumbent, who has been sidetracked for two weeks for addressing a Webb volunteer staff member of Indian descent as "macaca."

Sen. Charles E. Schumer of New York, head of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, said his group -- the political arm of the Senate Democratic Conference -- will donate an unspecified amount to Webb.

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In addition to Zogby International, two other polls -- by Survey USA and Rasmussen Reports -- suggest the Webb-Allen contest is competitive.

All three polls were conducted via the Internet, an increasingly common practice that nonetheless troubles some public-opinion experts and political operatives.