A new Tribune/WGN-TV poll of the Illinois Senate race shows Democrat Alexi Giannoulias and Republican Mark Kirk tied at 34% each, with 22% of voters still undecided.Both candidates have struggled with scandals and unfavorable media coverage. The poll found that 28% of voters hold an unfavorable opinion of Giannoulias, who has been hurt by his connections with his family’s recently-folded bank. The poll also found Kirk struggling to win over conservative voters — 36% of them say they have “no opinion on whether they like the GOP candidate.”
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