Just in case there wasn’t enough pessimism about that special election for Congress in New York, a well-connected poll watcher confirms the worry I’ve heard from other sources.

“NY-20 is looking worse than some of the public polls show,” this poll-watcher says.”I am hearing that internals are showing the race basically within a point and Tedisco’s negatives are rising dramatically.”

Patrick Ruffini’s starting an online fundraising drive over at The Next Right.