Rep. Carol Shea-Porter faces a difficult fight for re-election, but few consider fellow Granite State Rep. Paul Hodes in any real danger. A new poll for his GOP opponent calls that assumption into question. The poll, conducted by Public Opinion Strategies for the NRCC and radio host Jennifer Horn, surveyed 300 likely voters between 9/16-17 for a margin of error of +/- 5.7%. Hodes and Horn were tested.

General Election Matchup
Hodes..........43
Horn...........39

Hodes' 36% favorable rating to 27% unfavorable rating is weak for an incumbent. But public polls conducted before the state's September 9 primary showed Hodes with a much bigger lead. We anxiously await the next survey from the University of New Hampshire to see if Hodes should really be worried.