Posted on 11/02/2010 4:01:06 AM PDT by therightliveswithus
In a deep blue state, serious trouble could be brewing for Democrats in New York. A new poll released this weekend now shows that not only has Republican Carl Paladino gained on Democrat gubernatorial front-runner Andrew Cuomo, but that senatorial challenger Republican Joe DioGuardi is now in front of Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand.
According to the poll, conducted by the Rochester Business Journal, DioGuardi has passed the coveted 50% mark, garnering 51% of the vote to Gillibrand's 46%:
"Republican Joseph DioGuardi edged Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, 51 percent to 46 percent. Respondents favored Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer over Republican Jay Townsend."
Long written off as a Republican loss, this poll shows that there might be hope for a GOP victory in the New York Senate and Governor race after all. A victory for DioGuardi could potentially push Republicans into the majority in the United States Senate.
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Sure, they have a class of noisy true-believers, but that's definitely a minority of their type.
Wonder how the African-American community likes a baseline unemployment rate of 40%+ among 20 somethings.
This ain't going to end well for these Statists
The Rats are shovel-ready for the dust bin of history.
This is one of the 6 races that was considered “safe” for the Democrats.
New York
New York
Hawaii
Vermont
Maryland
Oregon
Let's meet back here this time tomorrow and you can tell me you told me so. Or I can tell you that reality is not propaganda, one of the two.
I have a feeling I will be in and out of the house all day, since I’m off work. I ain’t gettin far from the computer, with the radio on, phone ringing...
It’s like a portable mission control in my little bunker in the shadow of the Old North Church.
Please get that turncoat Schumer galpal out of our Senate.
She ran as an ultra conservative and then fell for Chuck the Schmuck and backstabbed her constituents. She needs to be gone.
Is this poll for real, or a joke?
Realclearpolitics has this race as gillibrand +19.8
a 25 point swing overnight?
ok
actually, i believe it. the gallup 55/40 is nothing like what the pollsters were using in individual races.
It’s like the pollsters said “yeah, I know that Gallup, and everyone else, says that the Republicans are going to crush, but let’s pretend that the same people are going to vote in 2010 as in 2008”
And who am I stuck with for Senators? Stabenow and Levin, a couple of putz's...
Is this poll for real, or a joke?
GOP 37% and Dems 25%. So much for accurate representation. And even with GOP respondents at 37% vs Dems at 25%, and DioGuardi only leads by 5%??
I would love to see Joe DioGuardi in the Senate.
Just voted straight gop in ny other than for a dem sup judge who is great on gun permits in westchester.
Just a blog pimp trying to increase traffic with disingenuous thread title.
!!! I am off at noon Central and will be here by 1PM. Beeeeez seeing you.
LLS
This is HUGH. “Hillary’s seat” about to fall ?
Upstate NY was dominated by the GOP for quite a while.
I read that the GOP was doing very well in the Oregon race (a surprise) so that may be a race to keep an eye on.
I’d put Huffman and Dioguardi in one tier, wargotz and cavasso in another tier, and the people running against schumer and leahy in another.
If we could pick of a NY Senate seat that would be amazing!
it’s not unheard of. Al D’Amato was a Republican Senator for a time. I haven’t been following that DioGuardi race at all. Was his daughter out there campaigning for him?
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