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Responding to Sienna survey showing Congressional race a dead heat, Rep. Owens cites another poll showing he has 7 point lead

Posted 11/2/12

Rep. Bill Owens’ campaign office points to another recent poll after a Siena College poll released yesterday showed big gains by his GOP rival. They also note that even with the improvement in …

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Responding to Sienna survey showing Congressional race a dead heat, Rep. Owens cites another poll showing he has 7 point lead

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Rep. Bill Owens’ campaign office points to another recent poll after a Siena College poll released yesterday showed big gains by his GOP rival.

They also note that even with the improvement in Republican Matt Doheny’s showing in the Siena poll, Democrat Owens still leads among likely voters who were asked who they would vote for “if the election were held today.”

Another poll, by Global Strategy Group conducted last week, showed Owens with a seven point lead in the race for New York’s 21st Congressional District, 47 to 40 percent, with 13 percent undecided.

The Siena poll showed significant shifts, particularly among independent voters, to Watertown businessman Doheny since their Sept. 10 poll.

But Owens still leads by one point among the likely voters polled by Siena.

But the Global Strategy Group, a firm frequently used by Democrats, noted that “Owens enjoys much stronger personal ratings in the district than Doheny,” a notion backed up by the Siena numbers.

“The negative advertising has taken a toll on the view voters have of both candidates,” said Siena pollster Steven Greenburg.

“Owens continues to have a better favorability rating than Doheny, although 38 percent of voters now view him unfavorably, up from 22 percent. Doheny’s favorable rating is up seven points and his unfavorable rating is up by 10 points. His favorability rating is now only positive by two points,” Greenberg said.

“We've said all along the only poll that matters is on Election Day, but Bill Owens is in a strong position to win," said Owens campaign spokesman Jon Boughtin. "Bill will visit all 12 counties in the next few days, while his campaign will reach out to tens of thousands of voters on the phone and at their doorsteps. Voters have responded to Bill Owens' message of bipartisanship.”