If accurate, that means the race could be a dead heat.
New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino speaks Sept. 16 at the Buffalo Yacht Club. A Quinnipiac University poll released today shows Paladino is trailing Democratic candidate Andrew Cuomo by 6 points, 49-43 percent.From the New York Post:
ALBANY - A stunning new poll this morning shows Democratic Attorney General Andrew Cuomo holding a mere six point lead over bomb throwing Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino in what until now has been Cuomo's runaway race for governor.
The startling Quinnipiac University survey of likely voters showed Cuomo ahead of Republican Paladino by 49-43 percent, a far cry from the 60-23 percent lead he held in a Quinnipiac poll of registered - but not necessarily likely - voters released Sept. 1.
Since the poll's margin of error is plus- or minus-3.6 percent, the findings - if accurate -- mean the race between the popular and well-known attorney general and the little-known but highly controversial, Tea Party-linked, Paladino could be a dead heat.
» Poll: Paladino within 6 points of Cuomo [New York Post]
» Details about the poll [Quinnipiac University]
In other news about the race:
» Cuddly Carl Paladino tones down tough talk enough to discuss issues, even apologizes to Pataki [New York Daily News]
Andrew Cuomo speaks in New York last March. Independent voters picked Carl Paladino over Cuomo, 49-43 percent, in a new Quinnipiac University poll.» Cuomo says he won't practice 'gutter politics' [Buffalo News]
» Paladino: Don't touch any state leases [Albany Times Union]
» Lazio's GOP backers want him to throw in the towel [Capitol Confidential / Albany Times Union]
» NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg Will Endorse Andrew Cuomo, Reports Say [DNA Info]
» Paladino names 4-member "blue-ribbon tax cut team," but 2 members say he never contacted them. One laughed when he was told about it. [New York Post]
» Cuomo is far less accessible to reporters than Paladino [Buffalo News]