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Poll: Fernald ‘within striking distance’ By Darek Fanton dfanton@seacoastonline.com PORTSMOUTH - Supporters of Mark Fernald’s campaign for governor may find a lot to like in the results of a survey conducted over the weekend. The survey, conducted for the Fernald campaign by Bannon Communications Research, questioned a random sample of 400 expected voters statewide, asking both their opinions of Fernald and Republican candidate Craig Benson, as well as who they intended to vote for in the coming election. "Mark is within striking distance," said Brad Bannon, consultant for the Fernald campaign. Bannon reported that 43 percent of those surveyed said...

October 17, 2002 Republicans Continue to Hold Leads in New Hampshire as US Senate Race Tightens Republicans John Sununu, Craig Benson, Jeb Bradley, and Charles Bass continue to hold their respective leads over Democrats Jeanne Shaheen, Mark Fernald, Martha Fuller Clark, and Katrina Swett with only the race for US Senate tightening according to the latest New Hampshire Poll. The results presented here are based on 600 completed telephone interviews among a statewide random sample of likely voters in New Hampshire (300 interviews were completed in each Congressional District). The interviews were conducted from October 14 through October 16, 2002....

<p>CONCORD, N.H. (AP) A poll published Saturday said New Hampshire's U.S. Senate race is much closer than a different poll two days earlier indicated.</p> <p>The new Research 2000 poll had Republican John E. Sununu up by 4 percentage points over Democrat Jeanne Shaheen. An American Research Group poll released Thursday had Sununu ahead by 21 points.</p>

Fernald income tax plan is flawed says Benson By TOM FAHEY State House Bureau Chief CONCORD —Republican candidate for governor Craig Benson argued yesterday that state Sen. Mark Fernald’s income tax plan will cost taxpayers more, bring spiraling tax rates and cost families income in the long run. Fernald, a Democrat from Sharon, is running on a platform that calls for an income tax, which he says is the fairest way to raise the same amount of money for education. He proposes a 4 percent tax to raise money that would cut state and local property taxes in half and...