Cuomo Keeping Campaign Promises … Approval Rating Grows With four months in office under his belt, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo is receiving high marks from the New York State electorate. Nearly two thirds of registered voters — 64% — say he is fulfilling the promises he made on the campaign trail. The governor […]
11/8: Governor Cuomo: Take Two
By Dr. Lee M. Miringoff It’s Election Night in New York State. The winds of change are strong as the Attorney General has just been elected governor by a wide margin. The promise: shake up the system and clean up the government. Of course, the year was 2006 and the newly elected governor was Eliot […]
10/22: New York Senate Race
U.S. Senate candidates Chuck Schumer and Jay Townsend will faceoff in a debate this Sunday night on the Marist College Campus. And, according to this Marist Poll of New York State voters, Schumer is the odds-on favorite to win re-election. He receives the support of 63% of the state’s likely voters including early voters and […]
10/22: Countdown to Election Day in NY
By John Sparks With less than two weeks until Election Day, will the Republicans take control of the New York State Senate? Can we expect any surprises in New York, and what will turnout be like? The Marist Poll’s John Sparks speaks with Political Analyst Jay DeDapper about this and more. John Sparks Jay, Election […]
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 […]
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 […]
2/1: Does MA Spell Trouble for NY Dems?
In the wake of Republican U.S. Senator-elect Scott Brown’s win in Massachusetts, a notable proportion — 45% — of registered Democratic voters in New York State say they are worried that a Republican will defeat the state’s Democratic senators running for office in November. This includes 11% of Democrats who report they are very worried […]
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 […]