Major elections in the United States are almost always two-party affairs. Yes, third-party candidates run, but they’re rarely competitive, and they almost never win. Still, there are exceptions, and the 2014 New York governor’s race may be one of them. … As I detailed earlier this week, early gubernatorial polling […] Read more »
An Indirect Path to Accuracy in Election Polling
Representative Charles Rangel of New York has a nine-point lead over his nearest primary challenger, in a new New York Times/NY1/Siena College poll of likely voters. … In addition to asking residents of the state’s 13th Congressional District which candidate they planned to vote for, the poll also asked them […] Read more »
Gov. Cuomo’s Approval Sags, But He Maintains Large Re-Election Lead
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s job approval rating has slipped, but he remains popular and enjoys a comfortable advantage in his quest for re-election, according to a new poll. Cuomo, a Democrat, holds massive leads over each of three potential Republican challengers: Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, conservative upstate businessman Carl Paladino […] Read more »
How does a Democratic presidential run in 2016 look for Andrew Cuomo?
… There’s no indication at this stage that he would run, but there’s already been some wrangling from the left that [New York governor Andrew] Cuomo isn’t liberal enough for a Democratic primary. My own instinct as a citizen of New York has been to agree, but let’s look at […] Read more »