De Blasio Surges Past 40% In New York City Mayoral Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds
Source: Quinnipiac University
With 47 percent of black voters and 44 percent of women voters, New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio surges to 43 percent of likely voters in the Democratic primary for mayor, passing the 40 percent cutoff and possibly avoiding a runoff, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.
Former City Comptroller and 2009 Democratic nominee William Thompson is at 20 percent, with 18 percent for City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, 7 percent for former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, 4 percent for Comptroller John Liu, 1 percent for former Council member Sal Albanese and 8 percent undecided.
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If there is a Democratic primary runoff, matchups are:
De Blasio over Quinn 66 - 25 percent;
De Blasio leads Thompson 56 - 36 percent;
Thompson tops Quinn 59 - 33 percent.
Read more: http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/new-york-city/release-detail?ReleaseID=1948
Last debate is tonight at 7 PM (NBC-4). Primary is next Tuesday.
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