Polls: Who's Ahead?

> The Mervin Field California poll now shows Pat Brown leading Nixon 46% to 43% among all voters; but among those considered most likely to vote, the candidates stand at a ding-dong 46%-46% deadlock.

> The Opinion Research Corp. of Princeton, N.J. reported that Republican George Cabot Lodge is closing the gap on Democrat Teddy Kennedy in their Massachusetts Senate race. Among all voters, Kennedy leads by 46.5% to 42.5%; last spring the same poll showed Teddy winning 52% to 34%. Among independents Lodge is now ahead 43% to 40%; last spring he...

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