Poll: Republican Mike Lawler Leads DCCC Chairman Sean Patrick Maloney in New York by Six Points
http://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/10/16/poll-republican-mike-lawler-leads-dccc-chairman-sean-patrick-maloney-in-new-york-by-six-points/
By Jacob Bliss
Breitbart
October 16, 2022
Democrat Campaign Chief Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY), who is responsible for ensuring members of his own party are elected, is trailing Republican Assemblyman Mike Lawler (NY) in the New York Congressional race, according to a GOP internal poll first reported by the New York Post.
The poll, which was conducted by McLaughlin & Associates on behalf of Lawler, showed the Republican winning by six percent in New York’s Seventeenth Congressional District.
The internal poll showed Maloney with only 46 percent while the Republican led with 52 percent in the district covering the lower Hudson Valley. The internal poll was taken from October 10 to 12 with 400 likely general election voters with a 4.9 percent margin of error.
“Voters in New York’s 17th Congressional District remain frustrated with the current state of the country, specifically regarding inflation, the economy, and crime,” pollster Jim McLaughlin told the Post. “Maloney and his extreme views on issues such as cashless bail, taxes, spending, inflation, and ethics are being exposed, and this is making Maloney very unpopular with voters.”
Lawler’s lead on his internal ballot jumped by two points since his poll that was conducted at the beginning of last month. That poll was conducted from September 6-8, with 400 likely voters and a margin of error of 4.5 percent. At the time, Lawler received 49 percent of the vote compared to Maloney’s 45 percent.
Lawler is in his first term in the state Assembly and was the former executive director of the state Republican Party. On the other hand, Maloney is running for his sixth term in Congress and is currently head of the DCCC, where he’s been charged with making difficult decisions in the midterm elections. Maloney also switched congressional districts to the Seventeenth Congressional District from a neighboring district, hoping it would be easier for him to win.
The internal poll also showed that 72 percent think the United States is headed on the wrong track, while 56 percent disapproved of President Biden’s job performance. Additionally, likely voters in the Seventeenth Congressional District favored Long Island Republican congressman Lee Zeldin for governor over Democrat incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul, 52 percent to 44 percent.
Analysts Move New York Governor’s Race from ‘Lean Democrat’ to ‘Toss Up’
http://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/10/15/analysts-move-new-york-governors-race-from-lean-democrat-to-toss-up/
By Jacob Bliss
Breitbart
October 15, 2022
Analysts at RealClearPolitics, who predict the probable outcomes of elections, moved New York’s gubernatorial race from “Lean Democrat” to “Toss-up” roughly three weeks before the election between Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul and Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin.
The rating change happened on Saturday, just over three weeks before the election. The polling comes as Zeldin is within six points of Hochul on the average provided by RealClearPolitics.
Zeldin is only 5.3 percent down from the Democrats, with the RealClearPolitics average showing 49 percent support for Hochul and 43.7 percent support for the Long Island Republican congressman.
The last three polls RealClearPolitics showed are a Schoen poll, Marist College poll, and Trafalgar Group:
* Schoen, an independent poll, showed Hochul at 50 percent and Zeldin at 44 percent among likely voters.
* Marist College poll showed Hochul at 52 percent and Zeldin at 44 percent among definite voters.
* Trafalgar Group showed Hochul at 44.4 percent and Zeldin at 42.6 percent among likely general election voters.
“Our race was just moved to TOSS UP by @RealClearNews! We have just 24 days to go until we FIRE @KathyHochul & save our state,” Zeldin tweeted shortly after the news broke. “It’s not too late for Hochul to come out of hiding & do multiple debates with me across New York, starting immediately!”
As Zeldin noted, he has challenged Hochul to as many as five debates ahead of the general election on November 8. However, it appears the two have still yet to agree on any.
Zeldin has accused Hochuk of “chickening out,” as the New York Post’s front page on September 30 was a picture of the Democrat — who the publication calls “scaredy Kat” — is in a bright yellow chicken suit.
Lee Zeldin (@leezeldin) ~ Governor candidate, NY Kathy Hochul loses if she debates me, but loses even more if she doesn't.
I've challenged her to at least 5 debates across NY. She hasn't yet accepted even one.
As today's @nypost cover perfectly sums up, it's time for #ScaredyKat to come out of hiding and face the music.
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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