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Moore Holds Small Lead In Alabama

August 29, 2017 at 10:50 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new Harper Polling survey in Alabama finds Roy Moore (R) just ahead of Sen. Luther Strange (R-AL) in the Republican primary runoff, 47% to 45%.

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