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Home Front: Politix
Club for Growth poll has third-party candidate leading New York special
2009-10-27
A new poll done for the Club for Growth shows Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman leading the New York special election.

The Basswood Research poll has Hoffman at 31 percent, Democrat Bill Owens at 27 percent and Republican Dede Scozzafava at 20 percent. The Club is supporting Hoffman in the race.

Owens has led the last two public polls on the race, with Hoffman third in both at 23 percent, so this poll represents quite a different (or changing) picture of the race. Hoffman has seen his online donations surge over the last couple of weeks and has gained new traction thanks to big-name Republican endorsements.

The Club's past polling has also differed from other pollsters', including when it had the race as a three-way tie early on.

The Club has not released the full details of the poll.
Posted by:Fred

#7  given the "ram it through, NOW!" attitude in the Exec and Legislature, a distinct "hey! maybe we oughtta read it first and talk about it?" attitude is welcome
Posted by: Frank G   2009-10-27 20:54  

#6  This poor district has a choice between Obama, Obama Lite and Wet Paint. I'm sorry for Mr Hoffman, he looked totally out of his element. Beck tried everything to draw him out but he could barely answer yes or no without hesitation.
Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC   2009-10-27 20:34  

#5  Hard to say if he lives in district. His residcence on Wikipedia is Lake Placid. On the map of the district Lake Placid proper is gerrymandered out of the district, but it is not clear if he might live in part of the district without knowing his exact address. Newt will be the big loser.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2009-10-27 13:40  

#4  Newt has been all over CATV News outlets (I guess in campaign mode?) spouting that Hoffman does not even live in that district, can anyone here confirm..
Posted by: Tom- Pa   2009-10-27 12:52  

#3  Hoffman is not exciting. He's a CPA. They tend to be conservative. You don't want a CPA that is too creative--especially with the books. I've not known too many CPAs who are exciting. That said, I care more about what he stands for and how well he represents his constituents rather than the status quo in Washington. I'm not looking for a cult of personality. We have that already and it's not working out too well.
Posted by: JohnQC   2009-10-27 12:30  

#2  Hoffman is about as exciting as watching paint dry.

He's NEW, never been in politics....a FNG......give him time......Mr. Smith goes to washington. I personally hope he makes it. Scozzafava's a freakin LIB
Posted by: armyguy   2009-10-27 10:17  

#1  Beck had Hoffman on last night, Hoffman is about as exciting as watching paint dry.
Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC   2009-10-27 09:36  

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