INTERNAL REPUBLICAN POLL. An internal poll conducted for the National Republican Congressional Committee and the Eddie Edwards campaign shows the Republican 1st Congressional District candidate slightly ahead of Democrat Chris Pappas. The margin is 42 percent to 40 percent with 14 percent undecided. That's surprisingly close considering the poll was conducted by and for Republicans. The poll – provided by a source close to the Edwards campaign -- was conducted by OnMessage, whose clients include the NRCC and a host of other Republican organizations and candidates. According to the polling memo by Edwards consultants Mike Biundo and Derek Dufresne of RightVoter, 400 likely voters were interviewed Sept. 25-27. The interviews were “stratified by county to reflect historic turnout patterns,” and the margin of error is plus or minus 4.9 percent. The memo says 38 percent of those polled were independents, 33 percent were Republicans and 26 percent were Democrats.“This race is still far from settled, but Edwards is in a strong position. A well-funded, well-run campaign by our team will ensure victory,” the GOP memo says.The memo says that by a margin of 50.3 percent to 34.3 percent, voters trust “Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress” over “Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer and the Democrats in Congress” to lead the country. Independents chose Trump and the Republicans over the Democrats by a margin of 52 percent to 28 percent. The poll also included a generic ballot showing that Republicans hold a 54 percent to 44 percent lead over Democrats in the 1st Congressional District.Others, including the Cook Political Report, have the race leaning Democratic.

INTERNAL REPUBLICAN POLL. An internal poll conducted for the National Republican Congressional Committee and the Eddie Edwards campaign shows the Republican 1st Congressional District candidate slightly ahead of Democrat Chris Pappas.

The margin is 42 percent to 40 percent with 14 percent undecided. That's surprisingly close considering the poll was conducted by and for Republicans.




The poll – provided by a source close to the Edwards campaign -- was conducted by OnMessage, whose clients include the NRCC and a host of other Republican organizations and candidates.



According to the polling memo by Edwards consultants Mike Biundo and Derek Dufresne of RightVoter, 400 likely voters were interviewed Sept. 25-27. The interviews were “stratified by county to reflect historic turnout patterns,” and the margin of error is plus or minus 4.9 percent. The memo says 38 percent of those polled were independents, 33 percent were Republicans and 26 percent were Democrats.

“This race is still far from settled, but Edwards is in a strong position. A well-funded, well-run campaign by our team will ensure victory,” the GOP memo says.

The memo says that by a margin of 50.3 percent to 34.3 percent, voters trust “Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress” over “Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer and the Democrats in Congress” to lead the country. Independents chose Trump and the Republicans over the Democrats by a margin of 52 percent to 28 percent.

The poll also included a generic ballot showing that Republicans hold a 54 percent to 44 percent lead over Democrats in the 1st Congressional District.

Others, including the Cook Political Report, have the race leaning Democratic.

