Rasmussen poll: Gillibrand increases lead
In New York’s special U.S. Senate race, Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand has increased her lead over Republican challenger Joe DioGuardi, a new Rasmussen opinion poll found. Sen. Kirsten...
View ArticleKey swing groups swing away from Democrats
This report was written by Torhild Martinussen of the Washington bureau. Unless every poll out there is wrong, Democrats are going to take a beating in the 2010 midterm elections. The latest CBS...
View ArticleRepublican voters thankful for midterm gains — but not for their...
John Boehner and Mitch McConnell have much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. Boehner, the Republican congressman from southern Ohio, is preparing to becoming Speaker of the House in January, while...
View ArticleMost Americans oppose tax cut extension for wealthiest Americans
Source:CBS Republicans call extension of the Bush-era tax cuts their top priority in the lame duck Congress, and they insist that the midterm election gave them a mandate to freeze tax rates on the...
View ArticlePoll: 67% of Americans favor repealing ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’
Senate Republicans defied the vast majority of Americans when they blocked consideration of a measure that would have repealed the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy restricting gays and lesbians from...
View ArticlePoll: Most Americans want extension of Bush tax cuts — and there's no...
AP Photo A majority agrees with Obama to extend the Bush-era tax cuts A clear majority of Americans favors the agreement President Obama made with congressional Republicans to prolong the Bush tax...
View ArticleNew poll: Schumer, Obama approval ratings up in NY; Gillibrand at all-time high
Democratic officeholders are staging a comeback in approval among New York voters. President Obama and Sen. Chuck Schumer have seen their favorable ratings tick up over the past three months, while...
View ArticleRudy? Trump? No, conservative conference picks Ron Paul in presidential straw...
AP photo The winner and new champion of the CPAC straw poll: Texas Rep. Ron Paul. He’s not running for president in 2012 yet. But Texas Rep. Ron Paul has a lot more support among conservative...
View ArticlePoll: Cuomo still crushing Astorino, leads by 37 points (UPDATED)
Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino has had nearly 20 weeks since officially declaring his bid for governor to close the poll gap between himself and Gov. Andrew Cuomo. But with 15 weeks to...
View ArticleAstorino talks Christie, polls
In a radio interview Tuesday morning, Republican Rob Astorino called on New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to reconsider his position as chairman of the Republican Governors Association if he is unable to...
View ArticleRepublicans use Moreland for full-court press
Republican statewide candidates are using The New York Times’ Moreland Commission scoop from Wednesday to hit their incumbent opponents, who hold healthy leads in the polls. Both gubernatorial...
View ArticlePoll: Voters divided on Capital Region casino development
A Time Warner Cable News/Siena College poll out last night shows that Capital Region voters are closer to a split than leaning heavily either way when it comes to casino development in the region, a...
View ArticleThe impact of Moreland on the polls
In the first statewide poll of voters since the major Moreland Commission news that has gotten much play in recent weeks was unveiled, the news appears to have had a slight impact on Gov. Andrew Cuomo....
View ArticleUnion poll shows Gibson in driver’s seat
With less than three months to go until Election Day, Republican Rep. Chris Gibson holds a comfortable lead over Democratic challenger Sean Eldridge, according to a United Transportation Union poll....
View ArticlePoll: Cuomo sees slight dip; majority don’t know much about Moreland
A Siena College poll released this morning shows that Gov. Andrew Cuomo is maintaing his grip on a large lead over Republican gubernatorial hopeful Rob Astorino despite a slight dip in his numbers....
View ArticlePoll: Cuomo still leads, but Astorino’s profile rises
Public opinion polling for the race for governor is starting to sound like a broken record. Gov. Andrew Cuomo again holds a healthy lead (28 points) over challenger Republican Rob Astorino, according...
View ArticlePoll: NYers say Cuomo would beat Republicans in 2016
In matchups with the top possibilities for the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Hillary Clinton hold comfortably leads, a Quinnipiac University poll out this morning...
View ArticleQ poll: New Yorkers still say no to Cuomo for president
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has made a point during his tenure of not straying too far from New York. As chatter about him seeking the White House in 2020 heats up — again — New Yorkers are remaining firm that...
View ArticlePoll: Cuomo’s numbers dip as MTA woes continue
For the second time in as many weeks, a statewide poll shows that voters’ support for Gov. Andrew Cuomo is waning as the summer wears on. Gov. Andrew Cuomo watches a television screen during a cabinet...
View ArticlePoll: Opposition to GOP health care bill remains among New Yorkers
Republican efforts to overhaul the nation’s health care system seemingly are dead at the moment, and that may be just fine with New Yorkers, a new poll shows. A Siena College poll released Thursday...
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