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Democratic poll shows Rep. DesJarlais now faces tough challenge [View all]
The Democrat challenging GOP Rep. Scott DesJarlais says the contest has become a "dead heat" following news that the Tennessee physician had an affair with a patient and urged her to get an abortion.
DesJarlais has been a heavy favorite to win a second term against Democratic state Sen. Eric Stewart. But poll numbers released by Stewart's campaign Wednesday indicate the Democrat has pulled to within 5 points in the wake of the scandal — a statistical tie based on the 4.9 percentage point margin of error.
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/262561-dem-poll-shows-rep-desjarlais-now-faces-tough-challenge
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