Rasmussen poll has McMahon leading

Former wrestling impresario Linda McMahon has a narrow lead over Democrat Chris Murphy in the U.S. Senate race in Connecticut, according to a poll released today by Rasmussen Reports.

A telephone survey of  500 likely voters conducted on Aug. 21 showed the Republican with 49 percent of the vote to 46 percent for the Democratic congressman, Rasmussen said on its website. The survey has a sampling margin of +/- 4.5 percent.

A poll released June 6 by Qunnipiac University showed Murphy with a 46-to-43 percent lead. McMahon had trailed by 15 points in a March Quinnipiac poll.