The Hill News

A pair of new national polls show the general election virtually deadlocked with just over five months to go before Election Day.

A poll released Friday from Sachs/Mason-Dixon finds Republican challenger Mitt Romney with a 3 percentage point lead (47-44 percent), while a dueling survey from Investor's Business Daily and The Christian Science Monitor shows President Obama with the 3-point edge (43-40 percent).

The results of both are within the respective margins of error, suggesting the race remains tight as a drum.

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