Hevesi’s Lead Plummets Amid Controversy
October 27, 2006 by The Marist Poll
Filed under NY State, NY State Poll Archive, Politics
After a week of controversy over the use of a member of his staff as a driver for his wife, Alan Hevesi receives the support of just 50% of New Yorkers likely to vote on Election Day compared with 38% for his Republican opponent Christopher Callaghan. 12% of likely voters are undecided. Just one week ago, Hevesi handily outmatched Callaghan with the support of 62% to 22%.
NYS Campaign 2006: Democrats Hold Big Leads
October 20, 2006 by The Marist Poll
Filed under NY State, NY State Poll Archive, Politics
Eliot Spitzer continues to outdistance his Republican rival by a wide margin in the race for New York’s next governor: In his bid to become governor of New York, Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has a 48 percentage point lead over his Republican opponent, former Assemblyman John Faso. Spitzer receives the support of 70% of voters likely to vote on Election Day compared with 22% for Faso. 8% of likely voters are undecided. 62% of registered voters approve of the job Eliot Spitzer is doing as attorney general, including a majority of Republicans.
Voters Want Giuliani to Run
October 3, 2006 by The Marist Poll
Filed under NYC, NYC Poll Archive, National, National Poll Archive, Politics
Will America’s mayor become America’s president? Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is one of the top Republican presidential contenders for 2008 and the only leading potential candidate, Democrat or Republican, that a majority of registered voters nationwide would like to see run for president. Many voters also see him as ideologically acceptable although this is fueled by 70% of Republicans who see him as politically about right. But voters divide over whether they think he will, in fact, run for president and many are not optimistic about his chances should he decide to do so.
