Oct 31 2009

Wow, That Was Quick: Scozzafava Drops Out of NY-23 Race

I think my predictions for the special election in New York’s 23rd district are pretty safe now:
Republican Dede Scozzafava has suspended her bid in next Tuesday’s NY 23 special election, a huge development that dramatically shakes up the race. She did not endorse either of her two opponents — Conservative party candidate Doug Hoffman or [...]

Oct 31 2009

Poll: Hoffman Leading Owens?

The Democratic firm Public Policy Polling was in the middle of conducting a poll on the NY-23 race when Scozzafava dropped out. It showed conservative Doug Hoffman beating Democrat Bill Owens by 19 points–but it didn’t yet have a full sample. PPP writes on Twitter:

With about 200 interviews down we had Hoffman 45 Owens 26 [...]