NY AG Hopeful Komatireddy Pulls Within Just 6 Points of Dem Incumbent Tish James After Debate: Bombshell Poll

Lefty incumbent state Attorney General Letitia James’ lead over GOPer Saritha Komatireddy has shrunk to just 6 points after the underdog’s strong debate performance, a bombshell Republican internal poll shows.

James now leads Komatireddy by just 50.7% to 44.7% — half of the Democratic AG’s 13-point spread in a Siena University survey last month, according to the new poll conducted for the GOP candidate and obtained by The Post.

About 4% of voters remain undecided, the latest survey found.

An analysis of the findings suggested that the Republican well-regarded former federal prosecutor’s Oct. 8 debate performance is largely responsible for shrinking the gap and provided her with momentum for her uphill battle in deep-blue New York during the home stretch.

“Letitia James sits at 50.7% with her negatives rising; Saritha Komatireddy is at 44.7% with a +15 net image,’’ wrote the GOP campaign’s pollster, OnMessage Inc., said in an Oct. 15 memo.

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Komatireddy now leads James among independents 49% to 43%.

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She leads James on Long Island 57% to 41% and the broader downstate suburbs 54% to 44% and upstate 50% to 44%.

James is ahead because of her huge margin in New York City, where she bests Komatireddy 65% to 30%.

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