Scottish Independence Gains Momentum as Poll Shows Gap Narrowing

Support for Scottish independence is gaining among voters as a poll showed nationalists are closing the deficit with their opponents five months before the September referendum.

A survey by TNS published today found the gap narrowed to 12 percentage points from 14 points a month earlier and 19 points in September when the company started monthly polling. The results showed 41 percent of voters in Scotland plan to reject independence, a drop of one point, with 29 percent in favor, an increase of one point. Thirty percent of voters said they were undecided, unchanged from a month before.