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Now Here's a Shocking Poll: Cuomo 49, Paladino 43 - NYTimes.com
That's certainly a surprise. The poll didn't include Lazio, which could be a big factor, but for Paladino even to be within 20 is not what I expected.
[E]very now and then, a poll comes along that really forces us to reconsider what we thought we knew about a particular race. There is one such poll out this morning from Quinnipiac University, which finds the Republican nominee of governor in New York, Carl Paladino, only 6 points behind the Democrat, Andrew Cuomo. Mr. Cuomo has 49 percent of the vote in the poll, and Mr. Paladino 43 percent.
Polls taken before the primary on Sept. 14 showed Mr. Cuomo leading Mr. Paladino by much wider margins, ranging from 23 points to 45 points. This includes three prior polls by Quinnipiac University, which had shown leads of 36, 30 and 37 points for Mr. Cuomo.
That's certainly a surprise. The poll didn't include Lazio, which could be a big factor, but for Paladino even to be within 20 is not what I expected.