New poll numbers in the Nov. 3 special election:
Bill Owens (D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 33%
Dede Scozzafava (R) . . . . . . . . . .
29%
Doug Hoffman (Conservative) . . .
23%
This is a huge gain for Hoffman. The liberal
media are headlining the lead for Owens, but the more
important point is Hoffman's momentum. He's gained 7 points in
two weeks, while Scozzafava's lost 6. It shows how Scozzafava's
support in this key three-way upstate New York congressional race
has collapsed because of Hoffman's exposure of the RINO
candidate's liberal voting record.
The Hill reports:
Hoffman has surged in Oneida and Oswego, at the western end of
the district. Hoffman takes 34 percent of the vote in one of the
district's most populous areas, narrowly edging Owens by three
points. Scozzafava, whose television advertising campaign has
been far weaker than either Owens or Hoffman, trails with just 21
percent in those counties.
Press release from the Hoffman
campaign:
"It's clear Dede Scozzafava is way too liberal for the 23rd CD.
That's why she's dropping in the polls. Voters are seeing that
the conservative Republican candidate, Doug Hoffman, will work to
cut spending, cut taxes, and shrink the deficit and that's why he
is surging in the poll. This poll was completed on Tuesday, just
as our media buy was being ramped up. As more voters get to know
Doug Hoffman, more voters will support Doug Hoffman. This is a
race between two liberals and a conservative. Doug Hoffman is the
conservative and that's why he will win."
As I reported yesterday,
Hoffman says he has Scozzafava "on the run," and
Red State is trying to raise more money to help push Hoffman
over the top. Hoffman is endorsed by the
Club for Growth, the Susan B.
Anthony List and other conservative groups. Perhaps more
importantly, Hoffman's got the endorsement of the
9/12 Project, which gives him the conservative grassroots Tea
Party volunteers to run a strong ground campaign, but he's got to
have more cash to keep running his hard-hitting TV campaign.
