Good news and not so good news for the Junior Senator from New York. In an email to supporters Kirsten Gillibrand has announced that her campaign raised $2.3m in just two months since she was appointed to the seat.
http://thehill.com/leading-the…
However, the latest numbers from Quinnipiac continue to show her trailing Rep. Carolyn McCarthy in a prospective Democratic Primary, 33-29. Though the margin is down from 34-24 in February.
http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x131…
I’d say funds like that will go a long way towards solving her name recognition problems and maybe even scaring off any challengers.
She leads GOP Rep. Peter King 40-28.
Paterson meanwhile now has the worst approval rating of any New York Governor, 28-60.
In comparison, Andrew Cuomo comes in at an impressive 75-14, but will he run?
Against Giuliani he leads 53-36 while Paterson trails Rudy by 53-32.
It looks like good news all around for Gillibrand. Closing a big poll gap and raising a boatload of money. Im excited too because I hope this sways King into not running for the Senate.