Siena Poll: Aubertine holds 20 point lead over Renzi

Today’s poll from the Siena Research Institue in Loudonville, New York, shows state Senator Darrel Aubertine — the freshman North Country Democrat — holding a commanding lead over challenger David Renzi.

These are stunning numbers, given the fact that state Republicans have outspent their Democratic counterparts by 7-to-1 margins.

The exact numbers: Aubertine 51%, Renzi 31%.

(The same poll shows Republican John McCain leading Democrat Barack Obama in the Republican-heavy Senate district by a paltry 4%.)

The survey raises serious questions about the GOP’s ability to hold control of the state Senate after November. More on that in a later blog.

Here’s a link to Siena:

http://www.siena.edu/level2col.aspx?menu_id=562&id=19628