Poll reaffirms Quinn's lead.

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Gov. Pat Quinn may have an advantage over his opponent when it comes to political savvy, but it’s Republican Bruce Rauner’s business background that’s resonating with voters, a new Early & Often/We Ask America poll suggests.

The survey, conducted Oct. 8, shows Quinn and Rauner in a statistical dead heat with just over three weeks before Election Day.

Quinn had 44.5 percent to Rauner’s 41 percent — but that’s within the poll’s margin of error.

When asked which was more important in a gubernatorial candidate, 41 percent chose having business experience, 24 percent picked a political background, 25 percent said both and 8 percent said neither....

More: http://politics.suntimes.com/article/springfield/poll-voters-business-over-politics-dead-heat-gov-race/fri-10102014-737pm

Although Gov. Quinn's lead is within the poll's margin of error, this is the fourth statewide poll of likely voters to show him in the lead.