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Cuomo Challenge to Paterson Wouldn't Be Racially Divisive
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyBack in 2002, Andrew Cuomo, now New York's attorney general, provoked anger among black leaders when he challenged former Comptroller Carl McCall, the first African-American to win a statewide job, for the Democratic nomination for governor. But if Gov. David Paterson, also an African-American, goes through with his vow to seek re-election, the expected challenge from Cuomo would not be seen as racially divisive, according to a Quinnipiac University poll conducted Jan. 27-Feb. 1. As with other polls, the Quinnipiac survey shows Cuomo easily beating Paterson with a lead that now stands at 55 ...
Massachusetts' Senate Upset Prompts Shivers Among New York Democrats
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyForty-five percent of New York Democrats say they are very worried or worried that "like in Massachusetts" their party's candidate would lose the Senate seat at stake in November to a Republican, according to a Marist Institute poll conducted Jan. 25-27. Fifty-five percent are not very worried or not worried at all. "The Massachusetts race caught the eye of many New York Democrats," says Marist's Lee Miringoff. "Many are worried but not panicking." Fifty-one percent of the state's overall electorate say it doesn't make a difference whether it is represented by a Democrat or Republican, while ...
Another Poll Shows Gillibrand with a Big Lead Over Ford in New York
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyMirroring other recent polls, a Daily Kos/Research 2000 survey conducted Jan. 18-20 finds that Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has a significant lead over former Tennessee Rep. Harold Ford should he try to challenge her for the party's nomination for a full term in the Senate seat that had been held by Hillary Clinton. Gillibrand leads Ford 41 percent to 27 percent, with 3 percent for Jonathan Tasini, head of an economic consulting firm. Twenty-nine percent are undecided. Ford has not announced a candidacy but has been traveling around the state as if he already were one. Follow Poll Watch ...
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