Posted on 10/09/2010 6:00:17 PM PDT by WebFocus
NY State: Paladino's 15 Minutes Are Over; Gillibrand Voters Take Their Foot Off the Brake; Attorney General Contest is Fiercely Fought with Slight Edge to Democrat: Democrats in New York State soar to victory in 3 statewide contests and lead narrowly in a 4th if votes were cast today, 10/10/10, 23 days until votes are counted, according to SurveyUSA polling conducted exclusively for WABC-TV in New York City, WHEC-TV Rochester, and WNYT-TV Albany. Andrew Cuomo distances.
In the Governor contest, Andrew Cuomo puts his boot on the neck of Carl Paladino, 57% to 34%, after a week in which Paladino made a spectacle of himself. Incumbent Democrat David Paterson, who took office after elected Democrat Elliott Spitzer resigned in disgrace, is not seeking re-election. 1 in 4 Republicans vote against Paladino. Independents in this contest split, one of the few high profile contests anywhere in 2010 where a Democrat is holding his own. Paladino is undamaged in Western NY, where he leads 3:2.
For US Senate, incumbent Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand, appointed to her position after elected Democrat Hillary Clinton joined the Obama Administration, has held her breath long enough for Democrats to come out of hiding, and today leads her Republican challenger Joe DioGuardi 54% to 35%. In a SurveyUSA poll conducted at the peak of the news frenzy over Paladino's primary win, Gillibrand's support was eerily suppressed, but that was then and this is now.
In the other Senate race, Chuck Schumer is re-elected 2:1, defeating Republican Jay Townsend.
Only the Attorney General contest at this hour has drama. The seat has been vacated by Cuomo, who is running for Governor. Democrat Eric Schneiderman, backed by 2 of 3 NYC voters, is at 46%, Republican Dan Donovan, backed by a majority of suburban NYC voters and pluralities of voters Upstate and in Western NY, is at 40%. Independents break 3:2 Republican. Moderates break 3:2 Democrat.
Filtering: SurveyUSA interviewed 1,100 New York State adults 10/05/10 through 10/07/10. Of them, 906 were registered to vote. Of the registered voters, 627 were determined by SurveyUSA to be likely to vote in the 11/02/10 general election.
New york is hopeless...New york city will out vote upstate in the senate races...you can get a few house seats in upstate new york...I left in 1981...thousands of people have moved from up state ...
I was talking to a guy from new York State.
he was telling me how much he can’t stand Republicans, & how poor the taxes and economy are in his state. When I asked him why he hated Republicans so much since democrats have been incharge for so long of NY, he replied those (previous compliants mentioned)are all Bush’s fault. Some people cave no clue. Perhaps Washington should have left New York State to the British.
I was talking to a guy from new York State.
he was telling me how much he can’t stand Republicans, & how poor the taxes and economy are in his state. When I asked him why he hated Republicans so much since democrats have been incharge for so long of NY, he replied those (previous compliants mentioned)are all Bush’s fault. Some people cave no clue. Perhaps Washington should have left New York State to the British.
Yeah, it is bad. Things will have to get a lot worse before New Yorkers give up on the social welfare state. Remember NYC did vote for Giuliani though. NYC isn't a complete write off like DC or Detroit.
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