One month before a recall election, a poll of 500 Wisconsin voters showed that 46% planned to vote for the Democratic challenger Tom Barrett and 45% planned to vote for Republican governor Scott Walker. Undecided voters constituted another 9%. The margin of error was 5 percentage points. What conclusion can you draw from this poll?

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The margin of error of 5 percentage points means that the actual support for each candidate could be 5 points higher or lower than the poll results. This makes the race too close to call, as the support for both candidates could overlap significantly.

One Month Before a Recall Election, a Poll of 500