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Democrat Up In Race For Gillibrand's Seat
An update on the heated special election in the NY-20 congressional district, the race to replace Kirsten Gillibrand. A new Siena College poll out today has Democrat Scott Murphy up four points heading into the final weekend of campaigning. Perhaps in an effort to take advantage of this momentum, the Democratic National Committee is running an ad on Albany-area TV touting this week's endorsement of Murphy by President Obama. "In the worst recession in a generation, upstate New Yorkers deserve someone with the right skills to represent them in Washington. That's why President Obama is supporting Scott Murphy for Congress," an announcer says in the ad that will run through Monday. "[I]n Congress, he'll work with President Obama to spur investment and create jobs right here at home." Mark Gersh, NCEC Director in Washington, DC and CBS News consultant, puts the contest and the region in perspective this way: "Historically upstate New York has favored Republican congressional districts.... [But] as of now, Republicans control only two seats north of New York City. Democrats have enjoyed enormous success in upstate and suburban New York since 2006. In those last two elections, John Hall (19th district), Kirsten Gillibrand (20th district), Mike Arcuri (24th district), Dan Maffei (25th district) and Eric Massa (29th district) have captured Republican seats. Posted by: Fred 2009-03-28 |
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