rssNY-23: Pollster Pours Some Cold Water on ‘Hoffman Surge’
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 6:05 pm
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Recent polls sponsored by the Club for Growth and the Minuteman PAC, which show Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman surging into the lead in the three-way NY-23 race, have had a sizable effect on coverage of the election. But Steven Greenberg of the Siena Poll, which has conducted the only non-partisan (in the sense that Siena College is not endorsing anyone) surveys on the race, said that he was skeptical of the other pollsters’ results.
“It’s hard to believe the Republican candidate could fall to 14 percent.,” he said, referring to the Minuteman PAC’s poll. “The truth of matter, is that polls done by various candidates, campaigns, or interest groups, are not at same level as polls by Siena or other independent, non-affiliated organizations who have been polling in New York for years.”
Greenberg told TWI that Siena’s final poll in the race would be in the field soon, and that he was aiming for a weekend release.
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Comment posted October 29, 2009 @ 12:23 pm
Siena College is not much better I remember during the presidential election they put out 2 polls that had mccain only down 2 or 3%. I really have not found their polls reliable.
Comment posted October 29, 2009 @ 5:08 pm
So, let's see…. if you announce uncertainty and doubt then that proves it, right?
“It’s hard to believe the Republican candidate could fall to 14 percent.,”
This makes me laugh. Hard to believe???? Well that's good research. Yeah that really “pours cold water” on the poll doesn't it! Hoffman is resonating with a lot of voters that want CONSERVATISM – not the old political BS.
Comment posted October 29, 2009 @ 9:08 pm
So, let's see…. if you announce uncertainty and doubt then that proves it, right?
“It’s hard to believe the Republican candidate could fall to 14 percent.,”
This makes me laugh. Hard to believe???? Well that's good research. Yeah that really “pours cold water” on the poll doesn't it! Hoffman is resonating with a lot of voters that want CONSERVATISM – not the old political BS.
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