5/10: Pataki Not Seen As Presidential Candidate

Most registered voters in New York State do not want former Governor George Pataki to make a presidential bid in 2012.  71% have this opinion while 23% would like to see Pataki battle it out for the presidency.  6% are unsure. Click Here for Complete May 10, 2010 NYS Poll Release and Tables Most Democratic […]

3/9: Go Figure

By Dr. Lee M. Miringoff Governor David Paterson is under siege with a series of swirling controversies… the awarding of bids for the Aqueduct racino, his conversations with a woman who has accused a top aide to the governor of domestic violence, and the cloud over how the governor obtained Yankees’ World Series tickets.  As […]

1/15: The Best Laid Plans…

By Dr. Lee M. Miringoff Kirsten Gillibrand and Harold Ford Jr. are improbable rivals for the U.S. Senate seat held only recently by Hillary Clinton.  But, then again, Hillary Clinton was inevitably White House bound and Governor Spitzer was thought to be considering then Lieutenant Governor David Paterson to fill her unexpired senate term.  Okay.  […]

5/4: Gillibrand Needs to Make Positive Inroads with NY Electorate

Hers was an atypical ascent to the Senate, and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has a long way to go to convince New Yorkers that she belongs there.  The proportion of New York voters who say Senator Gillibrand is doing an excellent or good job in office is virtually unchanged since The Marist Poll’s March survey.  […]

5/4: Schumer’s Job Approval Rating: Rock Solid?

A majority of voters in New York State — 55% — are giving Senator Chuck Schumer a thumbs-up. This proportion of the state’s electorate says Schumer is doing either an excellent or good job in office while 14% think he is performing poorly. Schumer received a similar approval rating in Marist’s March survey. Table: Schumer […]

5/4: Cuomo: Top-Rated NY Politician

New York voters are showing a lot of love for New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.  70% of the state’s electorate says he is doing either an excellent or good job in his position, and very few — just 7% — think he is performing poorly. Cuomo received a similar approval rating in March. In […]

5/4: DiNapoli Holds Firm…36% Unsure How to Rate Him

New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli is holding steady in his job approval rating. 32% of voters statewide think DiNapoli is performing well. A similar proportion of voters said he was doing either an excellent or good job in The Marist Poll’s March survey. In that survey, about three in ten voters said they weren’t […]

5/4: Obama…On a Roll With New York Voters

He’s past the 100 day mark, and more than six in ten registered voters in New York State are heaping praise on President Barack Obama. 64% of the state’s electorate views his job performance as either excellent or good while 14% think he is doing a poor job. Little has changed since Marist’s March survey. […]