Democrat Ted O’Brien is in jeopardy of losing his State Senate seat, if today’s Siena College Research Institute poll is to be believed. The poll gives Republican Rich Funke, the former local news and sports anchor who’s challenging O’Brien, a 25-point lead. For the poll, 471 likely voters in the 55th Senate District were surveyed […]
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Poll: Public backs increase in the minimum wage
The public is behind Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to raise the state minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.75 per hour, according to one statewide poll. Cuomo proposed the increase during his State of the State address last week. A Siena College Research Institute poll, conducted on January 10 and January 13 to 15, says that […]
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Poll results show fracking support differs by region
The majority of respondents to a recent Siena Research Institute poll say they support fracking. But there’s a catch. The poll results, which were released yesterday, say that 42 percent of the 822 registered voters polled support fracking and 36 percent oppose it; the numbers were the same in October, the last time Siena asked […]
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O’Brien leads Hanna in Siena poll
This morning, the Siena Research Institute released poll results that show Democrat Ted O’Brien ahead of Republican Sean Hanna in the state Senate’s 55th District. The poll results show that, of the 476 likely voters interviewed, 50 percent said they’d vote for O’Brien, while 39 percent said they’d vote for Hanna. On the issue of […]
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Slaughter re-opens 10-point lead over Brooks
With five days remaining before the election, incumbent Democrat Louise Slaughter has regained her 10 point lead over her Republican challenger, Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks, in the race for the 25th Congressional District, according to a new Siena poll out this morning. Brooks had narrowed the gap to about five points early last month. […]
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More notes on the Slaughter-Brooks poll
Yesterday, Siena Research Institute released poll results that put Democrat Louise Slaughter 10 points ahead of Republican Maggie Brooks among likely voters. Beyond the big picture, some other aspects of the results got my attention: • While 86 percent of the surveyed Democrats said they’d vote for Slaughter, 76 percent of Republicans said they’d vote […]
