Gov. Cuomo Trumps All GOP Rivals, But Job Approval Rating Drops: Marist Poll

[hrmjustin]

BY CELESTE KATZ
Gov. Cuomo's rivals will have to struggle to unseat him in November -- but the incumbent Democrat has some work to do on getting New Yorkers to believe the economy's on the uptick, a new poll finds

While Cuomo crushes three Republicans -- Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino 65% to 25%, Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino 68% to 25% and real estate mogul Donald Trump 70% to 26% -- his job approval is at its lowest point since he took office. Voters still view him in a positive light overall.

Thursday's NBC 4 New York/Wall Street Journal/Marist Poll reports 42% of registered voters think the first-term governor is doing a good job, down 10 points from November.

About 38% call his performance "fair" and 18% rate it as "poor."

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2014/03/gov-cuomo-trumps-all-gop-rivals-but-job-approval-rating-drops-marist-poll

[Smarmie Doofus]

1. I was going to say it was name rec. but he actually does better against Trump...

... than he does against the other two.

It's a mystery to me. To me he puts the "eepy" in "creepy.

Who's running for the Greens?

[hrmjustin]

2. Howie Hawkins.

http://www.howiehawkins.org

[Smarmie Doofus]

3. Interesting.

I don't think we're allowed to promote a candidacy in opposition to a DEM nominee ( although people did it all the time for Bloomberg; "He's not a *real* Republican." They'd say, whatever that means.).

But this Hawkins sounds like an interesting fellow.


I can't conceive of a circumstance in which I'd vote for Cuomo. I guess maybe if Hitler came back to life, got the gop nomination and he and Andrew were neck and neck in the polls.

Maybe then.

*Maybe*.

[hrmjustin]

4. I will likely vote for him but I will not be happy about it.