{"id":2514,"date":"2018-04-17T21:46:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T21:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/democrats.org\/blog\/2018\/04\/17\/icymi-new-poll-shows-dead-heat-in-race-for-arizonas-8th-congressional-district\/"},"modified":"2018-04-17T21:46:00","modified_gmt":"2018-04-17T21:46:00","slug":"icymi-new-poll-shows-dead-heat-in-race-for-arizonas-8th-congressional-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/icymi-new-poll-shows-dead-heat-in-race-for-arizonas-8th-congressional-district\/","title":{"rendered":"ICYMI: New Poll Shows Dead Heat In Race For Arizona\u2019s 8th Congressional District"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Dr. Hiral Tipirneni and Debbie Lesko in 46%-46% dead heat a week before election day; second poll in 48 hours<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>GLENDALE, AZ<\/strong> &ndash; Today the Hiral for Congress campaign released a <a href=\"http:\/\/hiralforcongress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/nr-014-HFC-Dead-heat-Poll-041718.pdf\">new poll<\/a> indicating that Dr. Hiral Tipirneni and former State Senator Debbie Lesko are locked in a dead heat one week before election day. Over the course of the past month, Lesko has surrendered her 14-point lead.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s heartening to see the results of this new poll, but we are taking nothing for granted in this final week,&rdquo; said Dr. Hiral Tipirneni. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll be fighting tooth and nail until the polls close to earn every last vote, and make it clear to West Valley families that I&rsquo;ll fight for their interests, not those of corporations and DC lobbyists,&rdquo; added Hiral.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Key Takeaways:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>This race is now tied:<\/strong> Among voters who have already voted. Dr. Tipirneni ties Lesko 46%- 46%. Similarly, among voters who have already voted or plan to vote, Dr. Tipirneni ties 44%-44%. This is a nearly 10-point swing in favor or Dr. Tipirneni since March.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-left:.5in;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The crossover vote could cost Lesko this election:<\/strong> Among voters who have already voted, 13% of registered Republicans voted for Dr. Tipirneni. If this trend holds, it is just enough drift to push this special election to Dr. Tipirneni.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dr. Tipirneni&rsquo;s favorable rating is surging while Lesko&rsquo;s unfavorable rating has risen:<\/strong> Voters view Dr. Tipirneni favorably by 18 points, whereas Lesko&rsquo;s unfavorable rating is at a whopping 40%. For Lesko, the damage among Republicans voters is measureable with 17% having an unfavorable view of her.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-left:.5in;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, <a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/383340-poll-arizona-special-election-in-dead-heat\">Emerson College issued a poll<\/a> showing Tipirneni and Lesko in a 45%-46% statistical dead heat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:.5in;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Hiral Tipirneni and Debbie Lesko in 46%-46% dead heat a week before election day; second poll in 48 hours &nbsp; GLENDALE, AZ &ndash; Today the Hiral for Congress campaign released a new poll indicating that Dr. Hiral Tipirneni and former State Senator Debbie Lesko are locked in a dead heat one week before election <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - 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