Oppenheimer With Huge Lead In Siena Poll

Republican incumbent Sens. James Alesi and Dale Volker of western New York hold huge leads against their Democratic opponents, while Democratic Sen. Suzi Oppenheimer maintains a major lead against her Republican foe, a Siena College poll released this morning found. You can read the poll here. The poll, however, found that a major upset may be in the making that could help Republicans maintain control of the chamber after Election Day. Republican challenger Dennis Delano holds a 13-percentage-point lead over Democratic incumbent William Stachowski in a Buffalo district with a more than 2-to-1 Democratic enrollment edge. Siena polled the four races as heated battles for control of the Senate head into the final weeks of the campaigns. Republicans hold a 31-to-29-seat majority, yet at least a half dozen races around New York will determine who takes control on Jan. 1. Today’s poll largely spells good news for Republicans after a Siena poll last month found th...