On the heels of a Washington Post poll that showed Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican George Allen deadlocked in the 2012 U.S. Senate race in Virginia, Public Policy Polling released one Wednesday that gives Kaine a 2-point edge in the closely watched race.

Kaine held a 46-44 lead in the latest poll, after the two were tied at 47 percent in the firm’s February poll. The highly-coveted independent voters, however, have moved from 50-41 in Allen’s favor to 45-40 in favor of Kaine, according to PPP.

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