Owens wins Week Eight

For the first time in this election Democrat Bill Owens is the front-runner, according to this week's Siena Research Institute poll.

The Plattsburgh attorney surged in almost every category. Here's a telling statistic:

Conservative Doug Hoffman is stripping Republican support from Dede Scozzafava, claiming 27% of the GOP vote.

But Owens isn't doing too shabby among GOP voters either. The Democrat is winning 19% of Republicans.

Still to come, Owens has a high-profile event next week with President Barack Obama.

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