Muphy's Lead Grows

From the WSJ:

Democrat Scott Murphy has expanded his lead over Republican Assemblyman Jim Tedisco in a weeks-long battle over a New York congressional seat the Democrat seems destined to win -- though there's no clear end in sight.

Mr. Murphy currently holds a 401-vote advantage, according to the latest unofficial count by the New York Board of Elections. Since the March 31 special election, the two campaigns have been wrestling in court over some 1,800 disputed absentee ballots, but even those underscore the likelihood of a Democratic victory. A plurality of those absentee ballots is from voters likely to favor Mr. Murphy based on party registrations.

A spokesman for Mr. Murphy was confident of victory. "Scott Murphy is ready," said Ryan Rudominer, of the political newcomer's eagerness to head to Washington, D.C. "Our No. 1 concern here is for the voters who need representation."

After Thursday, some 550 ballots were expected to remain, but the mathematical probability of Mr. Tedisco overcoming the deficit appears all but impossible.