Posted on 09/26/2024 2:57:48 AM PDT by Libloather
New Yorkers in critical battleground congressional districts don’t like Gov. Kathy Hochul — which could make her a political liability for Democrats in the upcoming races that could determine control of the House of Representatives, a set of revealing new polls have found.
The surveys, conducted by McLaughlin & Associates for GOP candidates, found that more than half of potential voters in three key Empire State districts — covering the Long Island, Hudson Valley and Syracuse regions — have an unfavorable view of the governor.
“Hochul is extremely unpopular with all voters in key battleground congressional districts — and she has exceptionally high negatives among the all-important Independent voters,” pollster Jim McLaughlin said in a campaign memo to Hudson Valley Republican Rep. Mike Lawler’s campaign.
In the lower Hudson Valley’s District 17, where Lawler will face off against former Democrat Rep. Mondaire Jones, 56% of voters don’t hold Hochul in high regard.
Meanwhile, less than two-thirds of voters in the district (35%) have a favorable view of the governor.
Similarly, 57% of voters in Long Island’s District 4, which covers central and southern Nassau County, don’t have a favorable view of Hochul and the job she is doing running the Empire State — compared to 35% who said they approve of the governor.
The race for New York’s second-wealthiest congressional district will pit first-term GOP incumbent Anthony D’Esposito against Democratic challenger Laura Gillen, the former Hempstead town supervisor.
Finally, 56% of voters in the Syracuse region’s District 22 admitted to not liking the Democratic leader, while just 39% said they viewed Hochul positively.
In that race, first-term GOP incumbent Brendan Williams will face off against Democrat John Mannion, a state senator.
Unsettlingly, Hochul’s image was even worse with independent voters — or those not affiliated with a political party.
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The Governor of NY has staff who are Chinese Agents, the Mayor of NY has been indicted for corruption, as if we needed any confirmation that NY is a cesspool.
The voting machines are always hooked up to the network.
It doesn’t matter how we vote, it will be “corrected” and “fortified”.
Hochul was never popular in NY, honestly doubt she was legitimately the governor.
This IS the state of Tammany Hall and Boss Tweed after all.
Not saying to not vote, that’s stupid, just pointing out to keep eyes peeled as shenanigans are tradition here.
Bet they wish they’d have voted for Lee Zeldin.
I love reading good news in the morning!
Schumer is the one i'd like to see gone.
New Yorkers, If you want to start to get out of your predicament, start voting RED up and down the ballot.
“Unsettling” humm no bias there
Trump took NYS, including Gotham, last time.
Voters aren’t the problem.
The people counting the votes are the problem.
Why would you assume NYS’s elections are any more honest than the rest of the nation’s?
Trump takes NY and the election is over at 9PM
NYC now has RCV for a reason...
Both NY senators—Schumer and Gillibrand—owe their political lives to incumbency familiarity, my term for what is commonly referred to incumbency advantage. I use familiarity over advantage because incumbency advantage implies people are paying attention enough to figure out an incumbent can deliver more for them because of seniority in Congress than a challenger who will start at the bottom of everything. I don't believe people pay that much attention because if they did, we wouldn't be in the mess we're in.
Incumbency familiarity works for incumbents in two ways (1) voters have heard the name somewhere, and (2) the local media—state, region, city—play into that by referring to a challenger as "little known" so and so. It's happening here in Virginia with the margin between challenger Hung Cao and the detestable Tim Kaine being much larger than the margin between President Trump and Harris.
How someone could support President Trump and Tim Kaine says more about name familiarity, I believe, than Kaine's seniority in the Senate. Which is more likely?
"I want Trump because he'll fix inflation and the border, but I want Kaine because he'll deliver more benefits."or
"I want Trump because he'll fix inflation and the border, but I want Kaine because I know who he is and I don't know who this Hung Cao is."You can argue that voting for Trump and Kaine means you figure Trump will succeed and Kaine will deliver more because of it, but Kaine is mostly going to oppose what Trump wants to do. Yes, people don't think that deeply on it and that is why I say it's incumbency familiarity not incumbency advantage. Either way, it's maddening.
This is why Hochul and democrat legislators took steps to make vote fraud a snap for them in NY.
Hochul should be home baking cookies.
Hochul is a disaster, just as bad as Cuomo, Patterson, Spitzer, Cuomo Sr., Carey, Rockefeller.....
Meanwhile, speaking of Hochul...
Governor Hochul announces expansion for NYS tuition assistance
It's a jobs program for SUNY employees.
Note to taxpayers: More incoming!
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