Indiana: Rep. Burton's Poll Gives Him Big Lead

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The re-election campaign of Rep. Dan Burton (R) is circulating a poll that aims to show Burton, who survived a scare in the 2008 election, well-positioned to win a May 4 primary against five opponents.

The poll of 300 likely voters was conducted by Public Opinion Strategies and has a margin of error of plus or minus 5.66 percentage points, Burton had 43 percent of the vote and no other candidate broke double-digits, with 26 percent undecided.

Former state Rep. Luke Messer had 9 percent and ex-congressional aide Brose McVey and former Marion County coroner John McGoff had 8 percent.

McGoff ran against Burton in the 2008 primary, losing 52 percent to 45 percent. The congressman's underwhelming showing explains why he has so many challengers in this year's primary.

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/indiana-rep-burtons-poll-gives.html

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1. A multi-term incumbent below 50% in his own primary?

Not sure I'd be trumpeting those results if I were the Watermelon Man.