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Bishop leading Altschuler in poll

In a race Republicans thought was ripe for the picking, Rep. Tim Bishop has a double-digit lead over GOP challenger Randy Altschuler in their heated multimillion-dollar battle, according to a Siena Research Institute poll released Wednesday.

The poll shows that Bishop (D-Southampton) leads Altschuler by 12 points - 51 to 39 among likely voters - with nine percent undecided in the first congressional...

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