September 16, 2008
Poll shows Obama's lead in NY at 5 points
The Associated PressTHE POLL: The Siena Research Institute, presidential race in New York of likely voters.
THE NUMBERS: Barack Obama 46 percent, John McCain 41 percent.
OF INTEREST: The lead is down from 18 points in June, when Obama led 51-33 percent over McCain in a Siena poll. New York, home of Obama's main primary oppenent, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, is solidly Democratic, with 5.5 million registered Democrats and 2.9 million registered Republicans. The state has 31 electoral votes.
DETAILS: Conducted Sept. 8-10 by telephone with 626 likely New York voters. Sampling error margin plus or minus 4 percentage points.
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