ALBANY, N.Y. More than half of New York voters view Gov. Andrew Cuomo unfavorably, according to a new Siena College Research Institute poll released Monday morning. It s the first time the governor s unfavorability rating has surpassed 50 percent in Siena s polling.
The results come as the governor is under investigation by state Attorney General Tish James, who is looking into sexual harassment accusations and other matters, and as the state Assembly s Judiciary Committee is looking into possible impeachment proceedings.
Only 40 percent of respondents say they view Cuomo favorably, while 52 percent view him unfavorably. That’s down a little from 43-45 in March, quite a bit from 56-39 in February, and a whole heck of a lot from 77-21 a year ago. The previous low for Cuomo on this question was in February, 2020, when he polled at 44-50 immediately before the pandemic boosted his visibility.
Plurality of New York Voters Think Andrew Cuomo Committed Sexual Harassment: Poll
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A plurality of New York voters think Governor Andrew Cuomo has committed sexual harassment, according to a new poll released Monday.
The Siena College Research Institute found that 44 percent of registered voters in the Empire State think Cuomo has committed sexual harassment, while 22 percent think he hasn t. Roughly one-third of voters said they didn t know or had no opinion.
The findings come as Cuomo faces several allegations that he sexually harassed or behaved inappropriately toward women whom he either worked with or met elsewhere.
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There are mixed results for embattled New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in the latest poll from the Siena College Research Institute.
The poll released Monday shows 60 percent of New Yorkers approve the Democrat’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. His favorability rating remains under water, 40-to-52 percent, but by a margin of 51-to-37 percent, New Yorkers do not think Cuomo should resign.
Steve Greenberg is with the Siena poll.
“That is the worst favorability rating Andrew Cuomo has ever had in a Siena College poll in more than 15 years, since he’s been governor, attorney general, and even before that. Never before had more than 50 percent of New Yorkers had an unfavorable view of Cuomo and now 52 percent do,” Greenberg said.
Nearly one in four active Democratic voters age 50 and older ranked him first, with Adams and Stringer “in a dead heat” behind him, according to the survey. Former Citigroup executive Ray McGuire was listed first by 9% of Democratic voters.
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