Buzz has been building over the possibility that former Republican comptroller candidate Harry Wilson will run against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand for the U.S. Senate.
A new poll today out from Siena throws some cold-water on the possibility.
According to the survey Senator Gillibrand now has a two-to-one favorability rating (49-25 percent), and 53 percent of voters saying they are prepared to re-elect her. Plus, she now leads Mr. Wilson 63-21 percent.
Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos, who has been running against Sen. Gillibrand almost since the day he won his seat, fares even worse, getting trounced by Ms. Gillibrand 65-17. The poll points out that both Mr. Wilson and Mr. Maragos are unknown to more than three-quarters of voters and both are viewed unfavorably by more than twice as many as view them favorably.
Siena has been something of a cruel pollster for both Ms. Gillibrand and Mr. Wilson. In September, one their surveys showed her at below the 50 percent favorability threshold, leading Republicans to search for a more viable contender than Mr. Maragos. Enter Mr. Wilson. But when he ran for comptroller, one of their surveys gave his opponent, Tom DiNapoli, a huge lead, leading the Wilson campaign to file a formal complaint with the American Association of Public Opinion Researchers.
Mr. DiNapoli went on to win by four points.
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I wonder how someone like Nan Hayworth would poll at this point ?
Before there was the “Oracle at Delphi” there was Count Vampire J. Machiavelli
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I wonder how someone like Nan Hayworth would poll at this point ?
Before there was the “Oracle at Delphi” there was Count Vampire J. Machiavelli
VJ Machiavelli
Power to the People Who VOTE
A Gillibrand-Hayworth match up is one I would like to see. Hayworth raised over a million dollars in her first year as a freshman lawmaker. Gillibrand never did that while serving in the House. Hayworth outranks Gillibrand in IQ points, principles and looks (wolf whistle.) The NY conservative cause would be fortunate to have someone like Hayworth running for statewide office. Whatever Hayworth decides to do in 2012 I have a strong feeling that she will have a long and successful political career.