Posted on 09/15/2008 11:08:30 AM PDT by staticmh
ALBANY - The race for the White House is a statistical dead heat, according to a new poll.
Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee, leads Sen. John McCain, the Republican nominee, 46 percent to 41 percent in a survey of 626 registered voters by the Siena Research Institute in upstate Loudonville. The survey, conducted last week, had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.9 percentage points.
"Although New York has long been regarded as a 'safe' state for Democrats in presidential politics, likely voters in the Empire State are currently only giving Senator Obama a five-point cushion," said pollster Steven Greenberg. "The conventions are over. The running mates are set. And as voters begin to focus on the race, New York's overwhelming Democratic enrollment advantage is not reflected in how voters tell Siena they plan to vote."
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New Yorkers for McCain! (I thought my wife and I were the only ones.)
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
I have been wondering why we haven’t see any poling data on CA in a real long time. I suspect the poling orgs aren’t reporting because CA might also be in play.
No wonder panic is setting in in Team Obama. There’s only one thing to do. Return to Berlin!
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
If you watch Rudy G over the next 60-odd days...you will see a major front created in NY for McCain. If Obama loses NY, then the entire election is wrapped up on election night very early.
My son (from Texas) lives in NY State and says that no one he knew was interested in the election. The day after Palin’s speech, he went to work and it was all they were talking about. They’re stoked!
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
I would like to see a more well established polling company confirm these results. The sample size is very small here and I don’t see their party id breakdown.
It would be very interesting to see rasmussen poll the big blue states right about now.
My Mom lives in Saratoga county in a senior apt complex - not one supporter there for Obama. My younger sister, a NY’er just changed her voter registration to Republican to vote for McCain. That was before Gov. Palin too!
I remember when Pataki won his first term. It was a shocker. If I remember right, he was behind about 10% in the polls.
It’s the New New York.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
That’s how I remember it as well. How could New Yorkers turn out Cuomo?
Me, too. And the answer is obvious.
It is advantageous, money-wise, for the Drive-Bys and the pollsters to keep harping on how close the race is. If it's discovered to be a rout with weeks to go, they stand to lose a LOT of cash.
Buraq Muhammed McGovern al-Hussein Obama
I doubt McCain has a serious chance in New York, anymore than he has in California. However, if the state can go from “solid” to “leaning” for Obama it may force him to spend more of Mr. Soros’ money there and weaken him in other areas. Those of us in Red enclaves should, in the words of an old Confederate general, “keep up a good scare”.
Sometimes it can be lonely to be a conservative in an area where most of the people are leftists and the local media deny that conservatives even exist, other than objects of contempt. Keep in mind , there are more conservatives in New York city than there are people period in Minneapolis, Minnesota and more conservatives in New York State than there are people in Alabama.
I was none to happy to see Michelle dis the people of NY who suffered great trauma and devastation on September 11, 2001. If you can’t show up for that event, why bother anywhere else? I hope in addition to seeing McCain is the best man for the job, that ALL NYers saw this dismissal of the gravity of honoring that day as a a very big negative.
Most upstate counties will vote McCain/Palin big! NY city is hopeless, packed with elitist know it all’s, Big McCain Bump from Central NY
Why were you unhappy? Look at your last three words!
This should be thrown in her face, especially since it was documented she attended another event that day, yet said she was not in NYC b/c of the first day of school.
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