Hey, remember when the Republican party was dead in the Northeast?

Yeah.

It is only six weeks until Election Day, however, the race for the open 29th Congressional District seat has not yet grabbed voters’ attention. Republican candidate Tom Reed leads Democrat Matt Zeller 44-30 percent, with one-quarter of voters undecided. Although Reed is viewed as better than Zeller on the issues, at least 40 percent of voters cannot choose between the two on every issue, according to a Siena (College) Research Institute poll of likely voters released today.

Interestingly, the Siena poll finds Sarah Palin’s favorable/unfavorable numbers splitting 40/51, but the Tea Party’s numbers splitting 45/38.