Gillibrand Headed for a Blowout

[cal04]

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A new Quinnipiac poll in New York finds Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D) leads challenger Joseph DioGuardi (R) by 21 points among likely voters, 55% to 34%.

In the state's other Senate race, Sen. Charles Schumer (D) tops challenger Jay Townsend (R) by an even larger margin, 63% to 32%.

Notes pollster Maurice Carroll: "If Republicans are going to take back the U.S. Senate, it doesn't look as if New York will be much help. Both New York seats are on the ballot and Gillibrand and Schumer have comfortable leads."

[Dennis Donovan]

1. We're using optical scan voting machines here for the first time...

...I HOPE they won't be a factor.:(

[mdmc]

3. yup

I used one for the primary..
:(

[glowing]

5. They are great until there is one scanning machine and the person tells you:

"We've been having issues with the ballot being read... its supposed to read any direction you send it through, but for some reason its only accepting a certain way". AND who challanges and asks for a hand count. The media declares the winner before the mail in ballots are even back or all of the results are in.

[Rhiannon12866]

6. Jesus, I forgot about that...

Why?! Haven't we learned anything?! But then, I repeat myself... :banghead:

[ejpoeta]

2. good! i hope those lame ass tea partiers get their asses handed to them.

then maybe republicans can take their party back again. or at the very least will have to figure out just who they are and whether they want to let those nutjobs take over.

[customerserviceguy]

4. It all depends on how many upstaters Paladino brings out

If he does, then Gillibrand may see her margin of victory whittled to the point where she's scared, she'll have to run for the seat again in 2012, when the full term for that seat starts.