Tim Bishop Standing on Shaky Ground After Voting with Pelosi 97 Percent of the Time

Tim Bishop Standing on Shaky Ground After Voting with Pelosi 97 Percent of the Time

Poll Shows Bishop’s Re-election Hopes Diminishing as Support Back Home Plummets

Washington- New polling from McLaughlin & Associates shows New York Democrat Tim Bishops’ reelection prospects at an all-time low. After supporting a series of big-spending, anti-jobs policies, the four-term incumbent is standing on shaky ground with his Long Island electorate. Bishop’s support for the Democrats’ failed trillion-dollar stimulus, national energy tax and healthcare takeover has put him at odds with Long Islanders who want a voice in Congress that understands how to create jobs. With unemployment at 9 percent and new jobless claims filed every day, New Yorkers are rightly holding Bishop accountable for spending the economy into the ground and are still asking: Where are the jobs?

Republican challenger and businessman Randy Altschuler’s entry into the race is not helping Tim Bishop’s reelection prospects. Polling shows Long Islanders prefer a businessman who has created jobs and will stand for fiscal responsibility. The polling also shows Republican candidate Altschuler leading the incumbent Democrat 40 percent to 31 percent on an informed ballot:

“On the informed ballot, there is a net 29 point change where Tim Bishop is now losing to Randy Altschuler, 40% to 31%.

“The majority of voters, 55%, are more likely to vote for a businessman who has created jobs, never held office, and is running to force Democrats to be more fiscally responsible.  Only 23% of the voters would be more likely to vote for a career government official running on experience. “ (McLaughlin & Associates Polling, 12/02/2009)

“Tim Bishop’s subservient support of Nancy Pelosi’s big-government, big-spending policies is proving to be costly,” said NRCC Communications Director Ken Spain. “Bishop’s partisan support for Pelosi’s reckless economic policies has forced Long Island families into unemployment and in search of jobs. Despite already voting to impose billions of new taxes on struggling middle-class families, Bishop continues to push his party’s reckless spending spree that is creating government, not jobs. His engagement in unpopular anti-business, ant-job policies has clearly driven a wedge between him and his Long Island constituency.”

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