Can DioGuardi (R) beat Gillibrand (D) for NY Senate seat?
Over at the Weekly Standard, Jay Cost notes that according to a new poll by SurveyUSA, Kristin Gillibrand and her Republican opponent Joe DioGuardi are neck to neck in the battle for Hillary Clinton's old Senate seat. According to SurveyUSA:
In the Special Election to fill the final 2 years of Hillary Rodham Clinton's term, incumbent Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand and former Congressman Republican Joe DioGuardi today finish effectively even, with Gillibrand's nominal 1-point lead being within the survey's theoretical margin of sampling error.
Cost notes that "SurveyUSA has had some atrocious numbers for Democrats this year, and they must really be hoping that the polling outfit is wide of the mark. It has a good track record, though."
John McCormack, also at TWS, thinks that with Gillibrand's seat in play, it's a "real possibility" for Republicans to take the Senate in 2010.
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Jul '10
Re: Can DioGuardi (R) beat Gillibrand (D) for NY Senate seat?
I chalk it up to the same sentiments that are pushing Paladino forward in the gubernatorial campaign. It was widely believed that Gillibrand was appointed for two reasons: first and foremost because she is a woman and second because her family is politically connected. The fact that her appointment had absolutely nothing to do with her qualifications is probably coming back to haunt her with an electorate that is out for blood.
Ms. Smith, this news, along with Mr. Robinson's posts on Paladino, have made me much prouder to be a New Yorker. The Empire State is waking up and ready to rumble. Time to throw those bums out.