Do voters hold women candidates to a different standard? Whether it’s a heckler telling Hillary Clinton to “iron my shirt” during the 2008 presidential campaign, or the fact that Congress remains just 18.5 percent female, it’s not hard to find signs of bias in American politics. But in her new […] 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 »
NYC: De Blasio’s Approval Rating at Nearly 50%
Nearly half of New Yorkers approve of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s job performance so far in City Hall, and his high-profile effort to provide free prekindergarten has attracted wide support, according to a poll conducted by The New York Times, NY1 and Siena College. CONT. Michael M. Grynbaum & Dalia […] Read more »
NYC: Mayor de Blasio Falls Short on Job Approval, But Handled Snow OK
Two months into Mayor de Blasio’s first term, fewer than four in 10 voters approve of his job performance as mayor, but a majority applauds his response to a series of storms during one of the snowiest winters in New York City history. The NBC 4 New York/Wall Street Journal/Marist […] Read more »
NYC: On Eve of Inauguration, Bill de Blasio Faces High Voter Expectations
As Bill de Blasio prepares to take the oath of office as New York’s 109th mayor, a poll shows the voters who awarded him a landslide victory are now expressing high hopes about his coming administration, showing that in politics, great promises come with great expectations. And a healthy dose […] Read more »
Poll Finds Hope Is Running High for Next Mayor of New York City
With Bill de Blasio’s inauguration less than a month away, New Yorkers are highly optimistic about his mayoralty — but they remain skeptical that he can achieve major changes on some of the core issues that defined his candidacy, like the widening gap between the rich and poor and the […] Read more »