Via RochesterTurning...There's a new poll in the NY-25 race. It shows Republican incumbent Jim Walsh at 44% and Democratic challenger Dan Maffei at 40%. That's very good for Maffei, who only has 37% name recognition, according to the poll (Walsh had 87% name recognition in the poll -- everyone in the Syracuse area must know who he is, because my impression is that most people in Irondequoit and Pennfield still think Louise Slaughter is their rep).
The poll is an internal poll run by the Maffei campaign, so of course take it with a grain of salt. It was done by the Benson strategy group, which is a very respected liberal polling group, though, so it definitely means something. It looks like we've got a race on our hands in NY-25, something I would not have predicted a month ago.
Walsh Watch has more.