When the Club for
Growth's $ 287,000 in TV ads aimed at swaying conservative - leaning voters on Hoffman's behalf first
hit the
airwaves a few weeks ago, Scozzafava enjoyed a slim but statistically significant edge in this Republican - leaning district: A Siena survey released earlier this month, before the Club for
Growth and Hoffman ads
hit the
airwaves, found she held a 7 - point edge over Owens, 35 - 28 percent.