First the North Country headline: <\/p>\n
State Senator Darrel Aubertine (D) still leads his Republican challenger, David Renzi, by 11%. <\/p>\n
But Aubertine’s down below 50% (okay, just at 49%) and the poll finds a pool of 13% still undecided.<\/p>\n
According to Siena’s numbers, the Republican has closed the gap by 9%. <\/p>\n
Still, it’s hard to see him making up the remaining difference in 24 hours.<\/p>\n
Also, Aubertine still holds a 54% to 40% favorability advantage, which makes any last minute surges by Renzi particularly unlikely. <\/p>\n
Now the statewide picture:<\/p>\n
Democrats need just one net seat pick-up to tie the Republicans in the state Senate — and two seats to gain control.<\/p>\n
Siena now says that one Republican Senator, Caesar Trunzo, is trailing his Democratic opponent by a stunning 22%. <\/p>\n
Another Republican Senator, Serf Maltese, is trailing his Democratic opponent by a much closer 2%. <\/p>\n
An open Republican seat — vacated by Mary Lou Rath — is leaning toward the GOP, with Republican Michael Razenhofer holding a 5% advantage. <\/p>\n
The Democrats also seem to have stabilized their own Sen. Bill Stachowski, who is now leading his Republican opponent by 4%. <\/p>\n
The bottom line? In a year when Barack Obama and John McCain are both expected to drive heavy voter turn-out, state Senate races could be volatile. <\/p>\n
Here’s the bottom line, as reported by 810 WGY radio.<\/p>\n
SIENA’S STEVE GREENBERG SAYS ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN. HE SAYS HE WOULDN’T BE SURPRISED TO SEE EITHER PARTY TAKE POWER [IN THE STATE SENATE]…AND ALSO WOULDN’T BE SURPRISED IF BOTH PARTIES SPLIT POWER. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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