TvPoll: Murphy-Roth Race Now A Dead Heat

A new TvPoll for KWTV-Channel 9 shows tightening in only one race and that is the battle for the short term on the Corporation Commission. In that race, the poll found a tie between incumbent Democrat Jim Roth and challenger Republican Dana Murphy, both at 39.2 percent. The undecided is at 21 percent. Murphy had been ahead in six previous TvPoll tracking polls.

In the presidential race, McCain-Palin continue their dominance over Obama-Biden with a 31 percent lead, 63.7 to 32 percent.

In the U. S. Senate race pitting incumbent Republican Jim Inhofe against Democrat Andrew Rice, Inhofe maintains a 13 percent lead, 52.9 to 39.5 percent.

In the race for the long term on the Corporation Commission, Republican incumbent Jeff Cloud has opened a 15 percent lead over Democrat Charles Gray, 44.9 to 29.9 percent.

Observers note that Cloud's television commercials are airing while Gray is yet to be seen and that could account for Cloud's widening lead.

The same can be said in the Murphy-Roth race, where Roth's television commercials air with increasing frequency to an occasional Murphy commercial. Roth, flush with cash in his campaign kitty, has been able to define himself to voters and insiders say Murphy missed an opportunity to define him before he did. Roth's greater commercial frequency accounts for his closing what was a gap between himself and Murphy.

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