Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Any way you cut it at this point, state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is comfortably ahead of his rivals in the race for governor of New York, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Empire State voters.
Cuomo outpolled current Governor David Paterson in all previous surveys, so Paterson’s decision Friday to end his reelection campaign appears to do little to change the race’s overall dynamics.
Cuomo now leads his chief announced Republican opponent, former Congressman Rick Lazio, by nearly two-to-one, 55% to 30%. Five percent (5%) prefer some other candidate, and 10% are undecided.
In January, Cuomo led Lazio 54% to 35%. Cuomo posted a 57% to 29% lead over Lazio in November, after leading him 65% to 26% in late September.
Wealthy Buffalo developer Carl Paladino is reportedly interested in the GOP gubernatorial nomination or in running as a formal Tea Party candidate. Given that match-up, Cuomo defeats Paladino 56% to 27% among the state’s likely voters. Six percent (6%) like some one else, while 11% are undecided.
In a three-way contest, Cuomo earns 50% of the vote, with Lazio a distant second at 19% and Paladino last with 15%. Sixteen percent (16%) are undecided.
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In September, Lazio and Paterson were tied, but the Republican edged ahead of the governor by four points in November. By January, Lazio was ahead of Paterson 45% to 38%.
Cuomo has yet to announce his candidacy, but his plans to run are well-known, given Paterson’s unpopularity in the state for budget and other reasons. Just one week after he formally announced his reelection campaign, Paterson quit the race, following a New York Times report about efforts he and others in his administration allegedly made to cover up domestic abuse allegations against his closest aide.
Cuomo carries male and female voters by sizable margins against both Lazio and Paladino. He gets the majority (55%) of female votes and a plurality (45%) of male voters in a three-way race.
Voters not affiliated with either party are much more closely divided in the two-way races and give Cuomo a slight edge when there are three candidates running.
Cuomo, the son of former Governor Mario Cuomo, is viewed very favorably by 35% of New York voters and very unfavorably by 14%. Just seven percent (7%) have no opinion of him.
For Lazio, very favorables total five percent (5%) and very unfavorables 12%. Twenty-five percent (25%) don’t know enough about Lazio to venture an opinion of him.
Four percent (4%) have a very favorable view of Paladino, while 13% view him very unfavorably. Thirty-seven percent (37%) don’t know Paladino well enough to express even a soft favorable or unfavorable opinion.
At this stage of the campaign, Rasmussen Reports considers the very favorable and very unfavorable figures more significant than the overall favorability totals.
Thirty-four percent (34%) of voters in New York have a favorable opinion of the so-called Tea Party movement, a conservative backlash against the big government policies of the Obama administration. Forty-one percent (41%) view the movement unfavorably, but another 25% is not sure.
Fifteen percent (15%) consider themselves part of the Tea Party movement, but two-thirds (66%) of the state’s voters do not. Twenty percent (20%) are not sure.
Barack Obama won New York with 62% of the vote in 2008. Fifty-seven percent (57%) of New York voters now approve of the job he is doing as president, with 36% who strongly approve. Forty-two percent (42%) disapprove of Obama’s job performance, including 29% who strongly disapprove. This gives the president a much higher job approval rating in New York that he earns nationally in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll.
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Any way you cut it at this point, state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is comfortably ahead of his rivals in the race for governor of New York, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Empire State voters.
Cuomo outpolled current Governor David Paterson in all previous surveys, so Paterson’s decision Friday to end his reelection campaign appears to do little to change the race’s overall dynamics.
Cuomo now leads his chief announced Republican opponent, former Congressman Rick Lazio, by nearly two-to-one, 55% to 30%. Five percent (5%) prefer some other candidate, and 10% are undecided.
In January, Cuomo led Lazio 54% to 35%. Cuomo posted a 57% to 29% lead over Lazio in November, after leading him 65% to 26% in late September.
Wealthy Buffalo developer Carl Paladino is reportedly interested in the GOP gubernatorial nomination or in running as a formal Tea Party candidate. Given that match-up, Cuomo defeats Paladino 56% to 27% among the state’s likely voters. Six percent (6%) like some one else, while 11% are undecided.
In a three-way contest, Cuomo earns 50% of the vote, with Lazio a distant second at 19% and Paladino last with 15%. Sixteen percent (16%) are undecided.
(Want a free daily e-mail update? If it's in the news, it's in our polls). Rasmussen Reports updates are also available on Twitter or Facebook.
In September, Lazio and Paterson were tied, but the Republican edged ahead of the governor by four points in November. By January, Lazio was ahead of Paterson 45% to 38%.
Cuomo has yet to announce his candidacy, but his plans to run are well-known, given Paterson’s unpopularity in the state for budget and other reasons. Just one week after he formally announced his reelection campaign, Paterson quit the race, following a New York Times report about efforts he and others in his administration allegedly made to cover up domestic abuse allegations against his closest aide.
Cuomo carries male and female voters by sizable margins against both Lazio and Paladino. He gets the majority (55%) of female votes and a plurality (45%) of male voters in a three-way race.
Voters not affiliated with either party are much more closely divided in the two-way races and give Cuomo a slight edge when there are three candidates running.
Cuomo, the son of former Governor Mario Cuomo, is viewed very favorably by 35% of New York voters and very unfavorably by 14%. Just seven percent (7%) have no opinion of him.
For Lazio, very favorables total five percent (5%) and very unfavorables 12%. Twenty-five percent (25%) don’t know enough about Lazio to venture an opinion of him.
Four percent (4%) have a very favorable view of Paladino, while 13% view him very unfavorably. Thirty-seven percent (37%) don’t know Paladino well enough to express even a soft favorable or unfavorable opinion.
At this stage of the campaign, Rasmussen Reports considers the very favorable and very unfavorable figures more significant than the overall favorability totals.
Thirty-four percent (34%) of voters in New York have a favorable opinion of the so-called Tea Party movement, a conservative backlash against the big government policies of the Obama administration. Forty-one percent (41%) view the movement unfavorably, but another 25% is not sure.
Fifteen percent (15%) consider themselves part of the Tea Party movement, but two-thirds (66%) of the state’s voters do not. Twenty percent (20%) are not sure.
Barack Obama won New York with 62% of the vote in 2008. Fifty-seven percent (57%) of New York voters now approve of the job he is doing as president, with 36% who strongly approve. Forty-two percent (42%) disapprove of Obama’s job performance, including 29% who strongly disapprove. This gives the president a much higher job approval rating in New York that he earns nationally in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll.
