Tennessee Senate: Leans Democrat...Ford up by 5

Representative Harold Ford (D) has taken a 48% to 43% lead over Mayor Bob Corker (R) in Tennessee's increasingly competitive race for U.S. Senate (see crosstabs).

Ford has an edge with unaffiliated voters and leads by a whopping 70% to 23% among moderates.

Ford has gained ground fast in recent weeks. A Rasmussen Reports poll conducted September 5 showed him trailing by a single point, 44% to 45%, after lagging by six points in August, twelve in July.

We are now shifting this race from the "Toss Up" to "Leans Democrat" column in the Senate Balance of Power summary. Just a few weeks ago, we had pulled it from the "Leans Republican" column.

Corker had a tougher time securing the nomination than his Democratic opponent. And he's had to contend with charges about his financial dealings and his performance as Mayor of Chattanooga. Nor is he invariably a deft campaigner. In one recent campaign ad Mayor Corker assured his mother that he had reduced crime in the Chattanooga by 50%, an easily disputed statistic. Democrats rushed to assail him for "lying to his mother."

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/TennesseeSenate.htm

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