In the wake of the Siena poll that showed him trailing Republican Chris Gibson by nine percentage points in NY-20, Democratic Rep. Scott Murphy’s campaign insisted his internal polling shows him with the slimmest of leads.

“Our campaign’s most recent internal polling from 4 days ago shows Scott with a 3 point lead, despite the 7 weeks of attacks by the now 6 outside groups – led by the likes of Karl Rove and Dick Morris.,” said Murphy campaign spokesman Josh Scherwin.

“This race remains about one thing: Who has the experience to help create jobs and help middle class families during tough economic times. Scott is a businessman with the experience necessary to do just that.”

The poll, on which no details were released (including how many voters were questioned, the methodology and the margin of error), was conducted by the Global Strategy Group. The firm also works for Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and predicted her longshot victory over then-GOP incumbent Rep. John Sweeney in 2006.

Scherwin also noted that the last FEC filing showed Murphy with a three-to-one cash advantage over Gubson with three weeks remaining in the campaign, and he has out-raised the Republican by more than two to one in disclosed contributions ever since.

“This is critical for the final week’s advertising campaign, where Scott has three different ads highlighting his experience as a North Country businessman and the disastrous impact of Chris Gibson’s economic policies on middle class families,” Scherwin said.

“In the next week, Scott looks forward to campaigning with President Clinton, and hopes that Mr. Gibson will take the opportunity to actually let voters know how many jobs he wants to see lost before he thinks it’s time to eliminate the special interest tax breaks that encourage shipping jobs overseas.”

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