Kuhl District
Roll Call (subscription) reported yesterday that a poll prepared for Randy Kuhl's Democratic challenger, Eric Massa, has the Republican leading by three points, which is within the 4.4 percent error margin.
Although in a Republican dominated district, Kuhl is one incumbent of many that Democrats believe they can oust in this year's midterm elections. In 2004, Kuhl won the district with 51% of the vote.
From Roll Call:
In the poll, 33 percent of the voters had a positive view of Kuhl's job performance, while 50 percent had a negative opinion.The Rochester Democrat & Chronicle reported last week on Kuhl's proud moment in front of the camera with President Bush, noting that it was Karl Rove who had snapped the picture. It was Kuhl that persuaded the president to visit Canandaigua last month. An excerpt:"Add yet another incumbent to the growing list that national GOP groups will be asked to bail out," pollster Alan Secrest wrote in his polling memo.
Democrats say it could be dangerous to pose for pictures with a president whose job approval rating has plummeted to the mid-30 percent range in recent polls. Bush lost New York in both the 2000 and 2004 elections, but won in Kuhl's district.—Nicole Brydson
I think we can all forget about a Democratic surge now that Tony Snow is on the job. I mean with his velvety voice, how can they lose?
I am far too excited about this poll, It has made me irationally happy.
calling all donors - he has about one third the cash that Kuhl does...
Massa has less cash-on-hand, but he out-raised Kuhl in the last quarter. Kuhl raised a pathetic (for an incumbent, especially a vulnerable freshman) $82K.
And now is the time to make some green...
The 29th Congressional District is blessed to have a candidate of Eric Massa's caliber. He is intelligent and acutely aware of and conversant with the critical issues that face the American people. He has a very honorable and distinguished career of service to America. He is indeed the cream of the crop. If you have any doubts about my assertions, then I challenge you to attend any one of the upcoming debates. In a political world filled with the hollow and wrong-headed, Eric Massa stands out as a candidate of substance with international experience and impeccable credentials who offers true hope to the average American.
We need a change!..please people..get out and vote! I have gone to several of Massi's meetings and found them very interesting..this guy has walked the walk in life. I truly believe he has our interest in mind.