New Poll Confirms Owens, Hoffman in Dead Heat

By Emily Cadei
Roll Call Staff
Oct. 31, 2009, 10:12 a.m.

After nabbing a long list of endorsements from Republican lawmakers and candidates this week, third-party candidate Doug Hoffman now looks to be the pick of Republicans in the special election in upstate New York as well. Hoffman, who is running on the state Conservative Party line, has the support of half of Republican voters in the 23rd district special election and is locked in a tight race with attorney Bill Owens (D), according to a Siena College poll released Saturday, likely the final independent poll before the Tuesday election.



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As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, “It’s as useless as tits on a bull.” But as that panel’s chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article

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