New York’s not a battleground state
Did anyone ever seriously thing New York would be a battleground state in this year’s presidential election?
The Siena Research Institute poll out today that found Democrat Barack Obama with a 22 percentage point lead over Republican John McCain highlights why Democratic and Republican activists from around the Empire State are heading to states such as Pennsylvania, Ohio and New Hampshire to volunteer for the two campaigns.
The poll, as reported on this blog earlier this morning, found Obama leading McCain in New York by 58 percent to 36 percent.
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New York is a battleground state only in the sense of which entity can win the battle to raise taxes and foul up the state even quicker. Is it Albany, or is it Westchester County government? On a large scale, it’s Albany. But Andy Spano’s gang in Westchester certainly deserves “per capita” dishonors.