Strong poll from a reputable, progressive firm:

Remember, the Dems are going around saying this is a bellwether race, and a referendum on abortion.

Watch them now start to backtrack.

More from the New York Post:

Inflation or abortion?

That is the question facing Hudson Valley voters Tuesday.

Or, at least, those are the respective topics that Republican Marc Molinaro and Democrat Pat Ryan have emphasized ahead of a special House election that could give a clue to the national political mood with control of Congress on the ballot this fall.

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“Three years before Roe v. Wade, women in the state of New York – under a Republican administration had the right to an abortion and the right to make decisions about their own bodies that happened here first. So that’s what we’re fighting for,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday while campaigning alongside Ryan.

“Pat knows this,” Hochul added.

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Molinaro is running this November to represent the newly-drawn Congressional District 19, which overlaps with some of the current district, while Ryan is running in neighboring Congressional District 18.

Political experts say the August date for a special election means it is especially important for candidates to get their party bases to the polls in what will likely be a low-turnout affair.

“It’s anyone’s guess,” former Rep. John Faso, a Republican who represented the district before Delgado, told The Post Monday when asked for a prediction. “August 23rd is a tough day to get people to think about anything other than school starting.”

Read the rest here…

And another one…

So much for the pink wave?