Gillibrand closes the gap a bit

by Hill Staff - 04/06/09 9:22 AM ET

The fountain of public polling info that is Quinnipiac University has another New York poll out today. There are no huge shifts, but to keep an eye on the plotlines:

-Appointed Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) is still unknown to about two-thirds of voters, and she still trails in a potential primary challenge. But she has closed the gap. Though her approval (33 percent) is much higher than her disapproval (13 percent), Gillibrand still trails Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.), 33-29.

In mid-February, Gillibrand trailed McCarthy, 34-24. And McCarthy is slightly more unknown that Gillibrand.

This suggests that people don

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