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Siena poll: NY-23 race too close to call
Siena poll: NY-23 race too close to call
Democrat Bill Owens and Conservative Doug Hoffman share lead as political newcomers battle to the wire. Republican Dede Scozzafava falls behind as support shrinks throughout the district.
Siena: Owens, Hoffman in dead heat; Scozzafava out
watertowndailytimes.com — A Siena Research Institute poll released this morning shows Bill Owens, the Democrats' candidate and Doug Hoffman,... the Conservative Party candidate, in a statistical dead heat with three days left before Election Day. The poll, which tapped 704 likely ... (more) Siena: Owens, Hoffman in dead heat; Scozzafava out
Breaking: Scozzafava quits after Siena poll
Breaking: Scozzafava quits after Siena poll
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NY23 Siena Poll Again: Some Hope for Each Side
NY23 Siena Poll Again: Some Hope for Each Side
pollster.com — NY23b.png Owens is 19% Fav, 50% Unfav and 32% DK. For Hoffman it is 15%, 57% and... 28%. That's a tiny edge to Owens, but it is so small and flies against party identification that it is hard to see this as better than a wash. Certainly it doesn't look ... (more) NY23 Siena Poll Again: Some Hope for Each Side
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GEORGE: Scozzafava Dropping Out
ABC News: Politics — ... that the Republican candidate in NY-23 is suspending her campaign. The news comes after a new Siena Poll out today shows Dede Scozzafava badly trailing Democrat Bill Owens and Conservative Doug Hoffman, who are locked in a dead heat. Winners: Sarah Palin, Tim Pawlenty and Club for Growth Losers: Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney We'll kick this around on ...

Siena poll: NY-23 race too close to call
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... momentum with voters from almost every demographic, except Democrats. His strongest gains were among Republican, younger and Catholic voters. All three candidates plan an aggressive schedule of appearances across the district leading up to Tuesday’s election. Gov. George Pataki will fly to Syracuse today, where he plans to campaign with Hoffman in Madison County. Vice President Joe Biden will fly into Watertown on Monday morning for a “get out the vote” rally with Owens Read more: http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2009/10/siena_po... LOL. Wouldn't it be nice to kick ...

Breaking: Scozzafava drops out of NY-23 race
Sister Toldjah — ... the two other candidates.” “I had a discussion with her last night, and we made the decision after I spoke with her. We talked about it, what this came down to was spending. It came down to the ability to defend herself from the get-go. And that’s the reality. She was unable to define herself where the people didn’t know her.” You can read her statement at that same link. She must have finally seen the writing on the wall with both her falling poll numbers and the groundswell of ...

The Exit Of Dede Scozzafava: Bookerista Pro And Con
Booker Rising — ... : "Über RINO Dede Scozzafava has quit the race for the NY-23 congressional seat. She quit after the release of the Siena College poll this morning. ...

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Poll: Dem And Conservative In Tight Race For NY-23, GOPer In Third
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 10/31/2009 — The new Siena poll further confirms that the NY-23 special election has become a tight race between Democrat Bill Owens and Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman, with moderate Republican Dede Scozzafava in third place for this GOP-held seat.  ...
Scozzafava Drops Out of Congressional Race
weeklystandard.com 10/31/2009 — As a new Siena Poll released this morning showed Democrat Bill Owens (36 percent) and conservative Doug Hoffman (35 percent) neck and neck--and liberal Republican candidate Dede Scozzafava at 20 percent--Scozzafava withdrew from the race. Josh ...
Scozzafava quits
faustasblog.com 10/31/2009 — SCOZZAFAVA SUSPENDS 23RD CAMPAIGN SIENA POLL SUGGESTS REPUBLICAN CAN’T WIn Betsy explains why: It was becoming a two-man race between Hoffman and the Democratic candidate, Bill Owens, with Scozzafava serving as a spoiler to the third-party candidate. She read the tea leaves in her ...
Probably Still a Toss Up in NY-23
politicalwire.com 11/1/2009 — With Dede Scozzafava (R) now out of the race, Charles Franklin parses the crosstabs of the most recent Siena poll and sees hope for both Bill Owens (D) and Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman in picking up her support. However, the race ...
Siena: NY-23 still a nail-biter
blog.timesunion.com 11/2/2009 — In the wake of Republican Dede Scozzafava’s stunning exit and endorsement of Democrat Bill Owens, voters polled on Sunday have put Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman five points ahead of Owens, which is within the poll’s +/- 4.0 ...
Many Still Undecided in NY-23
politicalwire.com 11/2/2009 — The final Siena poll in New York's 23rd congressional district finds Conservative party candidate Doug Hoffman leading Bill Owens (D), 41% to 36%, with Dede Scozzafava (R) still drawing 6% support and another 18% undecided. Said pollster Steven ...
Siena poll shows Hoffman up 5
thehill.com 11/2/2009 — Doug Hoffman leads in both polls released the day before the New York special election, but the Siena poll shows the race is within reach for Democrat Bill Owens. While Public Policy Polling had Hoffman up more than 15 points, Siena’s new poll ...
NY-23: Hoffman Leads Two-Man Race, But Undecideds Shoot UpSwing State Project
Siena (PDF) (11/1, likely voters, 10/27-29 in parens): Bill Owens (D) : 36 (36) Dede Scozzafava (R) : 6 (20) Doug Hoffman (C) : 41 (35) Undecided : 18 (9) (MoE: ?4%) This is now officially the weirdest freakin' race I've ever seen. Siena jumped back in with one final poll, following ...
Siena: Hoffman Leads Owens 41-36%; Undecided up to 18%Weekly Standard Blog
The latest Siena poll shows Hoffman opening up a lead in a very tight race, with the majority of Scozzafava voters breaking neither for Owens nor Hoffman: Republican Assembly member Dede Scozzafava still gets six percent support, but since her decision to suspend her campaign and support ...
Hoffman 41, Owens 36Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]Siena Poll/Politco[/b] Hoffman 41, Owens 36 Conservative party candidate Doug Hoffman holds the late momentum in the New York special election, emerging with the lead over Democrat Bill Owens, according to a brand new Siena poll taken after Republican Dede Scozzafava withdrew ...
Poll: 18% undecided in NY-23First Read
From NBC's Mark MurrayNow that the NY-23 special congressional election has essentially turned into a two-person race, a new Siena Research poll has Conservative Doug Hoffman leading Democrat Bill Owens by five percentage points, 41%-36%, with Republican Dede Scozzafava (who withdrew from the ...
Poll: Hoffman Narrowly Ahead Of Owens, 41%-36%TPM Election Central
The new Siena poll of the NY-23 race gives Conservative Doug Hoffman a lead over Democrat Bill Owens -- but only a narrow one. The numbers: Hoffman 41%, Owens 36%, and Republican Dede Scozzafava -- who dropped out of the race and endorsed the Democrat Owens, but is still on the ballot -- at ...
Scozzafava Endorses OwensPoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts
Via Fox News:  Scozzafava Endorses Democrat After Dropping Out of N.Y. Congressional Race . Interesting—and something that will stoke the ideological fires raging around this race.  More from The Hill :  Scozzafava for Owens? Meanwhile, Charles Franklin looks into the Siena ...
Breaking: Scozzafava quits after Siena poll; Update: Hoffman campaign asking for endorsement?True North - Pointing Minnesota in the Right Direction
Stacy McCain reports today that Dede Scozzafava has quit the special election in New York after an independent pollster found her badly trailing both Douglas Hoffman and Democrat Bob Owens. Reportedly, she tearfully withdrew and threw her support to Hoffman: Just confirmed that Republican ...
Game-changer in 23rd CD: Scozzafava drops outCapitol Confidential
The Watertown Daily Times reports that Republican Dede Scozzafava is folding her tents due to a lack of funds and a new Siena poll, released just this morning, that finds her too far behind Democrat Bill Owens and insurgent Conservative candidate Doug Hoffman to stand a chance of winning ...
A Victory for ConservativesNo Runny Eggs
WWNYTV is reporting that Dede Scozzafava is about to announce that she will release her supporters to Doug Hoffman. The anticipated announcement is apparently as a result of this poll just released by Siena University. The latest poll shows Hoffman and Owens in a statistical tie and shows ...
NY-23 SIENA POLL: Hoffman 35, Owens 36, Scozzafava 20….Instapundit
NY-23 SIENA POLL: Hoffman 35, Owens 36, Scozzafava 20.
NY-23 SIENA POLL: Hoffman 35, Owens 36, Scozzafava 20. UPDATE: Scozzafava Drops Out. I credi…Instapundit
NY-23 SIENA POLL: Hoffman 35, Owens 36, Scozzafava 20. UPDATE: Scozzafava Drops Out. I credit Bill Quick. ANOTHER UPDATE: Much more at DumpDede.com. MORE: Gateway Pundit has a roundup.
NY-23: Owens Still Leads, But Hoffman Makes Huge PushHotline On Call
A new Siena College poll out this a.m. has good news for atty Bill Owens (D) and accountant Doug Hoffman (C). Owens still leads, 36-35%, but his advantage over Hoffman has shrunk by 9% from the last survey, taken just over two weeks ago. Meanwhile, Assemb. Dede Scozzafava has shed another nine ...
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Democrat Bill Owens is locked in a 36 percent to 35 percent battle with conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffmann for the House seat vacated by former GOP. Rep. John McHugh in upstate New York, according to a Siena College poll conducted Oct. 27-29. The Republican candidate, state Sen. Dede ...
Scozzafava Suspends New York Congressional CampaignRantburg
The move comes on the heels of a new poll that showed Scozzafava had fallen behind her two competitors in a race too close. The Siena College poll has Owens picking up 36 percent of the vote, while Hoffman has 35 percent. Scozzafava has 20 percent, with nine percent of voters undecided.