A new poll of registered voters in New York found that Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) would decisively defeat former Rep. Harold Ford (D-Tenn.) in the primary for the U.S. Senate seat, Politico reports. Last year, Gov. David Paterson (D) named Gillibrand, a former U.S. House member, as the temporary replacement to fill the Senate seat previously occupied by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. According to the new Siena Research Institute poll, 41% of the 806 respondents said they support Gillibrand, compared with 17% who support Ford... 
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