GOP damage reports start to trickle in

The first polls that show the damage from the Foley scandal are starting to arrive. Electoral Vote notes today that the most recent SurveyUSA poll for New York's 26th District has Democrat Jack Davis leading incumbant Republican Tom Reynolds 50% to 45%. This was formerly considered a safe district, but Reynolds is deeply involved in the Foley scandal. He apparently knew of Foley's "overly friendly" emails to pages in 2005 . He's also the chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee, which has received over $100,000 from Foley in the time since Reynolds heard of the messages. The Committee has declined to return the money.