Poll: Murkowski in dead heat with Miller in Alaska Senate race

The
poll found a high level of support for Murkowski among Democrats. A
full 39 percent of Democrats said they intend to write-in Murkowski’s
name in November, while 55 percent said they will vote for McAdams. 

Among Republicans, Murkowski garners 32 percent to Miller’s 63 percent. 

The
results come with a major caveat given the difficulty of polling a
write-in campaign. Alaska-based pollster Marc Hellenthal said he
expects a large drop-off between the percentage of voters who say they
back Murkowski in pre-election polls to her actual vote percentage on
Election Day. 

Here’s the way the question was asked: “If the
election for U.S. Senate were held today and the candidates were Scott
McAdams, the Democrat and Joe Miller, the Republican, who would you be
more likely to vote for or would you write in the name of Lisa
Murkowski, who is also running?”

National Republicans have largely abandoned Murkowski since she announced her write-in campaign and the NRSC is backing Miller. 

This post initially appeared on our Ballot Box blog.