With days remaining, Philadelphia mayoral poll shows virtual tie

PHILADELPHIA — With little more than two weeks to go before Election Day, the five leading Democratic candidates for city mayor are locked in a statistical dead heat, a poll by the nonpartisan Committee of Seventy released Friday shows. After months of talk, ads and forums, voters will have their say on May 16 when Philadelphians vote in the primary elections for many municipal and judicial positions. The victors of this race, especially in the Democratic mayoral primary will largely be determined by how many ballots are cast. The poll...