Poll numbers are up this week for the Democratic team that faces a wave of elections over the next nine months: <\/p>\n
Voters were quizzed about Governor David Paterson, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and House hopeful Scott Murphy.<\/p>\n
And the numbers ain’t pretty. <\/p>\n
The House<\/p>\n
Let’s start at the bottom of that list: Republican Jim Tedisco’s campaign released poll numbers this week that show him with a 50-29% lead over Democrat Scott Murphy.<\/p>\n
Murphy has zero name recognition, a hurdle he’ll have to overcome in just over a month of campaigning. But according to one report, he’s already raised $600,000. <\/p>\n
The Senate<\/p>\n
Next up, Sen. Gillibrand. She faces a special election next year and then another contest in 2012. A Quinnipiac poll shows her losing to fellow Democrat Carolyn McCarthy AND to “Undecided.”<\/p>\n
Gillibrand is a strong campaigner and fundraiser, but the “rifle under the bed” stuff is problematic. <\/p>\n
She also runs the risk of being painted as a habitual triangulator. <\/p>\n
The Governor<\/p>\n
But the big loser in all this shuffling of cards appears to be Governor Paterson himself. The same Q poll shows him losing to fellow Democrat Andrew Cuomo by a 55-23% margin. <\/p>\n
How can Cuomo resist taking on that fight?<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Paterson is tied 43-43% with Republican Rudy Giuliani.<\/p>\n
So how’s this for a doomsday scenario for Democrats?<\/p>\n
Two years after Gillibrand holds her House seat, Sen. Clinton rises to the Obama Administration and Gov. Paterson takes control in Albany, we could see a Republican sweep.<\/p>\n
The GOP might begin its East Coast comeback in one of the bluest states in the Northeast.
Governor Guiliani, Sen. Pataki and Rep. Tedisco? What do you think?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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