Close contest expected in Queens’ congressional race

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By North American Correspondent

A close contest is expected in the battle for the 6th Congressional District seat in Queens where many Guyanese Americans reside.  A poll released last week shows that the Democrats are way ahead of the Republicans for the November 6 election.
However, another poll shows Republican Councilmember Dan Halloran is almost neck and neck with his Democratic opponent Grace Meng.  Meng is the first Chinese American to seek a Congressional seat in New York state and from the Northeast U.S.
Halloran’s poll, conducted by McLaughlin & Associates found the Republican to be trailing Meng by three points, which is within the poll’s margin of error (5.7 percent).
“The poll confirms that Dan Halloran is on his way to winning this race. Dan won over Democrats in his Council race and he is doing it again in the heart of Queens,” said spokesperson Kevin Ryan. “Voters know that he will fight to create jobs, help small businesses and reduce gas prices.”
Meng’s spokesperson released a statement saying internal polling by the campaign has the assembly member holding a 51-22 advantage in the district. “Leave it to Dan Halloran to release a tailor-made poll. This “poll” is nothing more than a desperate attempt on behalf of the Halloran campaign to raise money from its far right, radical Tea Party base of support. Once again, Dan Halloran just makes things up and expects no one to question him,” said Meng spokesperson Austin Finan.
One thing the polls agreed upon was the amount of undecided voters. Halloran’s poll measured the number at 30 percent while Meng’s survey found 27 percent still unsure.

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