She won her primary and is in a statistical dead heat (as of this week) for the general election in November.
She's 5 points behind the guy who won the Democratic primary and the margin of error on the poll is 4.5%.
Unlike her 2010 run, in which her strength was seen to be her deep pockets, her 2012 campaign has focused on grassroots organizing and small meetings rather than large gatherings. This is a strategy that is seeing more currency in American politics and has led to wins in several races nationally (most notably the victory of dark horse Republican Ted Cruz over establishment Republican David Dewhurst in Texas last month). Judging by her momentum and the success of that strategy elsewhere, I wouldn't write Linda off at this point. In fact, I would give her a solid edge in the election at this point.
Now, if anybody finds pictures of her playing golf with Satan (or possibly even just the Undertaker), all of that might change.
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