According to a new poll by Public Opinion Strategies, which was conducted on behalf of the Gibson (R) for Congress campaign, Congressman Scott Murphy (D) is trailing the former Kosovo and Iraq War Veteran by two points. Even though the freshmen Congressman was leading by a six point margin four weeks ago in a poll conducted by the same organization.
Public Opinion Strategies survey of 400 likely voters:
Chris Gibson (R) - 44%.
Scott Murphy (D) - 42%.
Undecided/unsure - 14%.
Congressman Murphy was elected to represent New York's 21st congressional district in March of 2009, during a special election to replace Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, who was just appointed to the US Senate by Governor Paterson nine weeks beforehand. Murphy won the election over Republican Jim Tedisco by a mere 726 votes.
The district was represented by Republican Congressman John Sweeney for two terms, until Kirsten Gillibrand defeated him in 2006. In 2008, Gillibrand would go on to win re-election in one of the most expensive House campaigns that year against the former Chairman of the New York State GOP.
Mr.Gibson served in the United States Army for 24 years, published Securing a State in 2008, and is running on a strict pro-business, pro-military platform. He has solid support in Otsego County, which Tedisco won with relative ease, and is a member of the National Rifle Association.
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