Even with grumbles about an overzealous response to Hurricane Irene—and some disappointment that it was not a more serious storm to justify said response—the new Quinnipiac poll out this morning finds that 54 percent of New Yorkers approve of the job Mayor Michael Bloomberg is doing. That is the highest percentage since the Read More
Quinnipiac has a poll out today showing Michael Bloomberg leading Bill Thompson among likely voters and breaking even with him among Democratic voters.
Bloomberg leads Thompson 52 to 36 percent among likely voters, and they’re split at 46 each among likely Democratic voters.
Pollster Mickey Carroll said there was no real bounce for Thompson Read More
Yesterday, Bill Thompson failed to qualify for matching funds from the city's Board of Election, which oversees the city's public financing of campaigns.
Michael Bloomberg's campaign, which is threatening to make that program irrelevant (at least for the mayor's race) due to its record-setting spending, sent out a statement this morning belittling Thompson's fund-raising efforts. Read More
Michael Bloomberg’s lead over Bill Thompson dropped when he was identified as a candidate on the Republican line, according to a Quinnipiac poll released today.
Thompson trails Bloomberg 47 to 37 among city voters, compared to the 54-to-32 spread in Quinnipiac’s June 16 poll. In the earlier poll, Bloomberg was identified as “Bloomberg the Read More
Quinnipiac pollster (and former New York Times bureau chief) Mickey Carroll, is out with a new poll today about Michael Bloomberg. (Tomorrow, the public advocate and comptroller candidates!). Here's Carroll explaining why he doesn’t ask about a certain, well-worn topic anymore. “In the past, we have asked about the third-term business. People did not like Read More
Quinnipiac pollster (and former New York Times bureau chief) Mickey Carroll, is out with a new poll today about Michael Bloomberg. (Tomorrow, the public advocate and comptroller candidates!). Here's Carroll explaining why he doesn’t ask about a certain, well-worn topic anymore.
“In the past, we have asked about the third-term business. People did Read More
Michael Bloomberg is leading his Democratic opponent, Bill Thompson, even among Democrats, and splits the support of African-American voters, according to a Quinnipiac poll that came out earlier this morning. A majority of people polled say Bloomberg’s spending doesn’t given him an unfair advantage in the election, but do say that it is “overkill.” So Read More
Michael Bloomberg is leading his Democratic opponent, Bill Thompson, even among Democrats, and splits the support of African-American voters, according to a Quinnipiac poll that came out earlier this morning.
A majority of people polled say Bloomberg’s spending doesn’t given him an unfair advantage in the election, but do say that it is Read More
It’s still bad for David Paterson.
Sixty-three percent of voters said Paterson should not be elected to a full term in office, compared with only 22 percent that said he should, according to a new Quinnipiac poll released this morning.
Paterson’s job approval rating sunk to 28-60 percent.
Democrats, by a margin of 49-45 Read More
It’s still bad for David Paterson. Sixty-three percent of voters said Paterson should not be elected to a full term in office, compared with only 22 percent that said he should, according to a new Quinnipiac poll released this morning. Paterson’s job approval rating sunk to 28-60 percent. Democrats, by a margin of 49-45 percent, Read More
Here’s another perspective on Michael Bloomberg sinking to the lowest approval rating of his second term. In a Quinnipiac poll released on March 30, 2005—during Bloomberg’s first term—his approval-disapproval rating was 46 to 41 percent. In today’s poll, it's 64-28. “This is crazy!” said Democratic political consultant Joe Mercurio. “He hasn’t even done a media Read More
Here’s another perspective on Michael Bloomberg sinking to the lowest approval rating of his second term.
In a Quinnipiac poll released on March 30, 2005—during Bloomberg’s first term—his approval-disapproval rating was 46 to 41 percent. In today’s poll, it's 64-28.
“This is crazy!” said Democratic political consultant Joe Mercurio. “He hasn’t Read More
Anthony Weiner, who said he's not actively campaigning for mayor and has indicated that he may not run, would still beat Bill Thompson in a Democratic mayoral primary, according to a Quinnipiac poll released this morning. In a hypothetical matchup, Weiner leads Thompson 30 to 23 percent among Democrats, with 38 percent undecided. In February, Read More
Anthony Weiner, who said he's not actively campaigning for mayor and has indicated that he may not run, would still beat Bill Thompson in a Democratic mayoral primary, according to a Quinnipiac poll released this morning.
In a hypothetical matchup, Weiner leads Thompson 30 to 23 percent among Democrats, with 38 percent undecided. Read More
Michael Bloomberg is “bulletproof,” with a current job approval rating of 65-29 percent, according to a new poll released today from Quinnipiac. That’s down slightly from his job approval rating in January's Q poll, which showed him at 69-25 percent.
In a Marist poll released late last week, Bloomberg’s job approval rating was at Read More
