On Friday, the Siena Research Institute released a devastating poll for Republicans, showing Columbia county native Chris Gibson trailing Rep. Scott Murphy (D-Glens Falls) by a whopping 17 points.<\/p>\n
Today comes another grim survey for the GOP.<\/p>\n
This one shows Rep. Mike Arcuri (D-Utica) — whose district includes the Old Forge area — with a sizable, though less dramatic, lead over his opponent, Republican businessman Richard Hanna.<\/p>\n
Arcuri leads by 8 points in the race — 48-40% — and also leads on four out of five issues that Siena quizzed likely voters about.<\/p>\n
Voters support President Obama\u2019s stimulus proposal and his proposal to eliminate tax cuts for the wealthy.<\/p>\n
They are evenly split on whether to implement or repeal the recently passed federal health care reform legislation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Siena pollster Steven Greenberg notes, however, that Arcuri hasn’t managed to top the “magic” 50% number in the poll, considered an important margin of safety for incumbents.<\/p>\n