ICYMI: Poll Shows Delgado Has 7-point Lead in NY-19 Race

 

ICYMI: Poll Shows Delgado Has 7-point Lead in NY-19 Race

Kingston, NY – Today, the DCCC released the results of a poll that shows Delgado has a 7-point head-to-head lead against the incumbent Republican John Faso in NY-19, showing Delgado in a strong position at the start of the general election campaign to defeat John Faso, who is ranked as one of the most vulnerable Republican incumbents in the country. The results of the poll were published in Roll Call in the following article.

DCCC Poll: Democrat Ahead in Key New York House Race

Upstate New York race in the 19th District is expected to be competitive

By Bridget Bowman

Jul 11, 2018 9:57 AM

A poll commissioned by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee showed a hotly competitive race in New York’s 19th District, a top target for Democrats hoping to win back the House. 

GOP Rep. John Faso trailed Democratic attorney Antonio Delgado by 7 points in the poll. Forty-nine percent of those surveyed supported Delgado, while 42 percent backed Faso, with a margin of error of 4.2 points. 

The 19th District in the Hudson Valley swung from supporting former President Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012 to backing President Donald Trump in 2016. Trump carried the district by 7 points. Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales rates the 19th District race Tilts Republican.

The poll, conducted by the committee, surveyed 545 likely general election voters with a mix of live cell phone interviews and automated landline phone interviews. The survey was conducted on June 27 and June 28, immediately after Delgado won the crowded Democratic primary on June 26. 

Forty-five percent of those surveyed viewed Delgado favorably, compared to 30 percent who had a favorable view of Faso. Trump’s job approval was at 39 percent, while 53 percent of those surveyed disapproved.

Delgado had the largest warchest of the seven Democratic candidates, and outraised Faso in a few fundraising periods. He has particularly focused on Faso’s vote for the GOP plan to repeal much of the Affordable Care Act.

Delgado has recently come under scrutiny for his work as a rapper after he went to law school. The New York Post detailed provocative language in his rap album, including his use of the n-word. Delgado responded to the Post by saying the article detailed a “willful and selective misreading of my work for political purposes.”

 

Author: Harlem Valley News