Cuomo Only up by 6 in Latest Poll

Via Quinnipiac:

Republican Carl Paladino, aided by a 4 -1 margin among Tea Partiers, trails New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic candidate for Governor, 49 – 43 percent among likely voters, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

While it seems unlikely that Paladino will ultimately win the race, these numbers suggest a more competitive contest than many (Cuomo included) expected.

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Comments

  1. Given that Paladino was down 16 points just last week, I’m very skeptical about this one……

  2. wr says:

    It will be interesting to see what happens in November. I’m beginning to wonder about some of these likely voter screens. There’s a narrative out there that likely voters are Tea Partiers and basically no one else — at what point does this narrative begin to affect the screens used by pollsters?