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Pataki Leads Gillibrand for Senate in New York, Cuomo a Shoo-In for Governor
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyFormer Republican Gov. George Pataki, who is much talked-about as a challenger to Democratic Sen Kirsten Gillibrand but has not said if he will run, is leading Gillibrand in a general election matchup by 45 percent to 40 percent with 13 percent undecided, according to a Quinnipiac University poll conducted April 6-11. The margin of error is 2.6 points. Pataki draws a much higher level of support from fellow Republicans than Gillibrand does from Democrats -- 81 percent compared to 65 percent. Pataki attracts 22 percent of the Democratic vote while Gillibrand gets only 9 percent of Republicans. ...
Gillibrand and Pataki Running Neck-and-Neck in New York Senate Match-Up
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyIn a similar finding to a Marist Poll released Tuesday, Rasmussen Reports has New York's Democratic senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, running neck-and-neck with former Gov. George Pataki. Gillibrand leads Pataki, who has not announced he would run, by a statistically insignificant 44 percent to 42 percent with 4 percent preferring some other candidate and 9 percent undecided. The margin of error is 4.5 points. The poll was conducted March 1. If New York Daily News publisher Mortimer Zuckerman gets in the race, Gillibrand leads him 47 percent to 36 percent with 8 percent preferring someone else ...
Gillibrand Narrows Gap a Bit in Match-Up Against Pataki in New York
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyGeorge Pataki, New York's former Republican governor, leads Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in a match-up for her seat, but by a narrower margin than in a previous poll. Pataki, who has not announced his intentions, is ahead of Gillibrand by a statistically insignificant 48 percent to 45 percent with 7 percent undecided, according to a Marist Institute poll conducted Feb. 22, Feb. 24 and March 1. The margin of error is 4 points. In a poll conducted by Marist in late January, Pataki led by 49 percent to 43 percent with 8 percent undecided. ...
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 ...
Gillibrand Leads Ford by 2-to-1 in a New York Senate Primary Match-Up
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailySen. Kirsten Gillibrand may be facing some hurdles in her bid to keep the New York Senate seat vacated by Hillary Clinton, but another poll says that a potential primary challenge by former Tennessee Rep. Harold Ford is not one of them. In a finding similar to that of a Siena Research poll released Monday, a Rasmussen Reports survey conducted Jan. 18 says Gillibrand leads Ford, 48 percent to 23 percent, with 10 percent preferring some other candidate and 10 percent undecided. Follow Poll Watch on Twitter. ...
Challenges Grow for Gillibrand's Re-Election Prospects in N.Y.
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyA possible primary challenge from former Tennessee Rep. Harold Ford appears to be the least of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's problems. A plurality of voters would rather see someone else than her elected as senator and, for the first time, more of them regard her unfavorably than favorably, according to a Siena Research Institute poll conducted Jan. 10-14. ...
Gillibrand Has Early Lead Over Ford for N.Y. Senate, If He Runs
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThe talk that former Tennessee Rep. Harold Ford might challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand for the Democratic Party's nomination has caused a big stir in New York politics. Still, for all the political problems that have faced Gillibrand, she leads Ford in a primary race by 43 percent to 24 percent with 33 percent undecided, according to a Marist Institute survey conducted Jan. 13-14. ...
Harold Ford Says He Won't Let Party Leaders Deter Him from N.Y. Senate Bid
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyFormer five-term Tennessee Rep. Harold Ford, who now lives in New York and is a regular on the political talk show circuit, says he won't be "bullied or intimidated" by Democratic party leaders who are trying to discourage him from challenging Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who was appointed last year to fill out the term of Hillary Clinton, according to the New York Times. The Times quoted a spokesman for Ford as saying that New York needed a senator with the "independence to stand up and do what is right for our state, regardless of what the party bosses in Albany and Washington want." While ...
Giuliani Leads Gillibrand for Senate in Another Poll
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyFormer New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani leads Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in a 2010 Senate match-up, 53 percent to 40 percent, with 4 percent preferring some other candidate and 2 percent undecided, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Nov.23. ...
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