early and often Apr. 10, 2012

New York Primary Not Getting Any More Competitive

By Dan Amira

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign rally at the Royal Oak Theatre on February 27, 2012 in Royal Oak, Michigan.

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign rally at the Royal Oak Theatre on February 27, 2012 in Royal Oak, Michigan. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

In the latest poll of New York’s irrelevant GOP presidential primary, Siena has Mitt Romney leading Rick Santorum by 33 points, the same as a Quinnipiac poll last week. Not that it matters!

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