NY Democrats need to realize Hochul can’t beat Republicans in the general electionBy Mark Penn
May 12, 2022
New York Democrats have a big problem unless they wake up to the governor’s primary.
Gov. Kathy Hochul, who stepped into the post after Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned, has a job rating so low it makes President Joe Biden look good. So she may be leading in the primary but is a real vulnerability in the general election. She appears to be unelectable and will send the state right into Republican hands if she heads the ticket this fall.
Hochul’s job rating is 36% approve, 57% disapprove, about 5 points lower in New York state than Biden’s national rating of about 42%. She received a 69% negative rating on crime and a 63% negative rating on economic issues — the two most important concerns facing New York voters.
In 40 years of polling New York state elected officials, I can’t recall ratings this low for a governor. Even when Cuomo was in effect ousted he had better ratings than this.
These low ratings have been masked by the fact that when she inherited the job with Cuomo’s resignation, her name recognition soared. Democrats and the press welcomed her as the first woman governor, who could save the state from the Cuomo tailspin.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2022/05/12/ny-democrats-need-to-realize-hochul-cant-beat-republicans-in-the-general-election/
