Markey campaign poll say’s she and Gardner are in a dead heat

Democrat Betsy Markey and Republican Cory Gardner are in a dead heat with less than eight weeks until Election Day, according to a poll released today by the Markey campaign.

The poll is a stark contrast to one released last week by a Republican-affiliated group, which showed Gardner with an 11 point lead.

The Markey campaign poll showed her and Gardner with 38 percent each, independent Ken "Wasko" Waszkiewicz at 5 percent and American Constitution Party candidate Doug Aden at 2 percent. The remaining 17 percent were undecided.

The poll of 400 likely 4th Congressional District voters was conducted Tuesday and Wednesday and has a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percentage points. It was conducted by Bennett, Petts and Normington, Markey's campaign pollster.   – More -