WOW! This is great news for my friend Dennis Delano! Could you imagine if we were able to elect him and allow him to do some real digging into Albany’s dysfunction and then come out and get in front of the cameras and report it. He has great credibility as a cold case detective, he could expose the ugly underbelly of Albany corruption. Fantastic!

Buffalo & Niagara Falls, NY - Siena Poll: Delano Leads in Senate Race

Buffalo, NY (WBEN)- A Siena Research Insititute Poll released Wednesday offers a glimpse at two local State Senate races. In the 58th District, Republican challenger Dennis Delano leads long-time Democrat Opponent Bill Stachowski by 13%.

From the Siena Research Institiute:

58th SD – Erie County – William Stachowski (D, incumbent) vs. Dennis Delano (R)

In a district where Democrats outnumber Republicans by more than two-to-one, Delano holds a 49-36 percent lead over Stachowski. While Stachowski has the support of only about half of Democrats, Delano gets nearly two-thirds of Republicans and more than two-thirds of independent voters. Delano leads with men and women, with every age group and religion, and in every region of the district.

Stachowski is viewed favorably by 39 percent of voters and unfavorably by 14 percent, with 47 percent having no opinion. Delano has a 63-15 percent favorable rating, with only 23 percent having no opinion. Delano’s favorable rating is 59 percent with Democrats – significantly higher than Stachowski’s 44 percent – and at least 61 percent in every region of the district.

Nearly half of voters would like to see the Senate controlled by Democrats, with only 35 percent supporting Republican control. Obama has a small four-point lead over McCain in the district, 45-41 percent.

Voters give Delano a significant lead over Stachowski on who they think would be better on virtually every issue: property taxes, state budget deficit, job creation, government reform, and fighting for Upstate. Voters give Delano a small lead on health care, and rate the candidates as virtually even on education.

“The challenger is more well known and better liked than the 27-year incumbent, even among Democrats, in this overwhelmingly Democratic district. Voters think Delano is better on the issues, and when asked a generic ‘re-elect’ question with no opponent, more voters were inclined to ‘prefer someone else’ than to re-elect Stachowski. With four weeks to go, the incumbent, trailing by 13 points, faces an uphill climb if he wants to pull a come-from-behind victory,” Greenberg said.