New poll continues to show a tight race in the Maryland Democratic U.S. Senate primary:
The Democratic primary for Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski's seat is a dead heat, with nearly a quarter of voters still undecided, a Goucher Poll released Wednesday has found.
The poll is the second in as many months to find support for Reps. Donna F. Edwards of Prince George's County and Chris Van Hollen of Montgomery County to be within the margin of error -- underscoring that the Maryland primary is among the most competitive in the nation.
Thirty-seven percent of likely Maryland Democratic voters said they would support Van Hollen, while 39 percent chose Edwards. Twenty-three percent of voters were undecided.
A close race at this point in the cycle may benefit Van Hollen, who has a better than 10-to-1 cash advantage over Edwards and is therefore better positioned to blanket television airwaves with advertising in the final weeks of the campaign.
That advantage could be offset, however, if the Washington-based Emily's List -- and its associated super PAC, which is backing Edwards and other Democratic women running for office this year -- puts more money into the race. Emily's List has already spent $1 million to support Edwards, mostly on Baltimore media.
The poll's sample size of registered Democrats was 307, and it has a margin of error of plus or minus 5.6 percentage points. The Maryland primary is April 26th. Click here to donate and get involved with Edwards’ campaign.