9/30: Polls, Polls Everywhere

By Dr. Lee M. Miringoff Don’t be thrown by a recent flurry of New York State polls on the governor’s contest between “The Son also Rises” Andrew Cuomo and “I’ll clean up Albany with a baseball bat” Carl Paladino.  Is Cuomo ahead by 6 points (Quinnipiac) or 33 points (Siena), or somewhere in between, 19 […]

9/28: The New York Ballot in 2010

By John Sparks     Despite calls to replace all incumbents regardless of whether they are Democrats or Republicans, Political Analyst Jay Dedapper thinks most of New York’s incumbents will hold onto their seats. And, he tells the Marist Poll’s John Sparks that’s because he believes voter turnout will be low in the upcoming midterm […]

9/15: Day 1: Paladino vs. Cuomo

By Dr. Lee M. Miringoff So, the press (and pollsters, too) are probably pleased that at least the Paladino vs. Cuomo matchup for governor will provide some interesting byplay.  How quickly we all forget the good times when Rick Lazio marched across the stage to confront Hillary Clinton in 2000.  If the 2010 campaign nationally […]

9/9: Top Ten Reasons Cuomo Has Not Endorsed a Democrat for AG

By Dr. Lee M. Miringoff Here are the top 10 reasons Andrew Cuomo has not endorsed a candidate for the Democratic primary for Attorney General: 10.  Thinks all five of the candidates are equally qualified 9.    Unaware of candidates’ shoe size so logically doesn’t know who would best follow in his footsteps 8.    Says he […]

3/17: Cuomo: Decisive or Defensive?

Lee Miringoff breaks down the political future of Andrew Cuomo after the New York attorney general recused himself from investigating Governor David Paterson:

3/3: The Devil Is in the Poll

Sure, all polls are snapshots in time.  And, because the political world doesn’t pause to allow for the several days it takes to complete the requisite number of voter interviews, occasionally, we get caught mid-poll.  Typically, we adjust and move on.  This was not as easily accomplished, however, in Marist’s most recent poll of New […]

2/22: Paterson’s Path to Election

By Dr. Lee M. Miringoff Governor David Paterson became governor under unusual circumstances.  He has served in turbulent times, and oversees a government that is seen by most New Yorkers as dysfunctional.  He has also compiled unprecedentedly low poll numbers.  How low is low? In Marist’s statewide polls dating back nearly three decades, we find […]

1/20: GOP Upset: Could New York Be Next?

By Dr. Lee M. Miringoff In the aftermath of Scott Brown’s stunning upset win in Massachusetts, Democrats around the nation are at best re-evaluating the political landscape.  At worse, panic has set in.  New York, one of the bluest of the blue states, is no exception.  Democrats currently hold all statewide elected positions in the […]

9/21: Mr. Obama Goes to New York…Squelches Mr. Paterson’s Chances?

By Dr. Lee M. Miringoff     With an approval rating still scraping bottom at 20% and with only 27% of New York State voters even wanting Governor David Paterson to seek election in 2010, it’s little wonder the White House is getting itchy.  Why is Washington so worried about the bluest of the blue […]