Over half of NY voters say state is headed in wrong direction as 80% demand term limits for governorBy Carl Campanile and
Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
August 27, 2023
More than half of New York’s registered voters believe the state is headed in the wrong direction — and a whopping 80% are demanding term limits for the governor and legislators, a startling new poll shows.
The fed-up respondents gave Gov. Kathy Hochul a dismal 40% approval rating, a big drop from her 50% figure from a survey released just three months ago, according to the independent Unite NY’s Voter Empowerment Index unveiled Sunday.
Other state lawmakers fared even worse with a 27% approval rating, down from their recent 36%.
Overall, 53% of the state’s voters said they don’t like where the state is headed politically, and 40% said they are considering leaving.
Not surprisingly, 80% said they support term limits for the governor and legislature, which currently have none.
“Independent and unaffiliated New Yorkers, the second largest group of voters in the state, are clearly frustrated with the state of democracy in New York and the latest Voter Empowerment Index makes this face clear,” Unite NY Executive Director Tim Dunn said in a statement, referring to the bloc’s influence on the survey’s results.
“The path to winning back those voters lies in enacting reforms that have overwhelming, bipartisan support,” Dunn said. “I would encourage elected leaders from both parties to take this into account during the policymaking process, as this group is growing in both numbers and extreme dissatisfaction.”
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https://nypost.com/2023/08/27/more-than-half-of-ny-voters-say-the-state-is-headed-in-wrong-direction-as-hochul-popularity-plummets-and-40-mull-moving-out-poll/
