[NEW YORK – Oct. 31, 2010] – The Democratic Party stands to hold on to New York’s two seats in the United States Senate, and Andrew Cuomo heads to the gubernatorial election as the favorite, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found.
Incumbent Charles Schumer is clearly ahead of rival Jay Townsend in the U.S. Senate election.
The Democratic Party stands to hold on to New York’s two seats in the United States Senate, and Andrew Cuomo heads to the gubernatorial election as the favorite, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found.
In the online survey of a representative sample of 596 registered voters in the Empire State, support for the Democratic contenders clearly outpaces their Republican Rivals.
Governor - Democrat Andrew Cuomo garners the support of 55 per cent of absolutely certain voters, followed by Republican Carl Paladino with 38 per cent. Support is lower for Howie Hawkins of the Green Party (3%) and Warren Redlich of the Libertarian Party (1%).
U.S. Senate 1 – Three-in-five absolutely certain voters (61%) would cast a ballot for incumbent Democratic Senator Charles Schumer. Jay Townsend of the Republican Party is a distant second with 35 per cent.
U.S. Senate 2 – Democratic Party candidate Kirsten Gillibrand holds a double-digit lead over Republican rival Joseph DioGuardi (59% to 38%).
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Mario Canseco, Vice President, Communications & Media Relations
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Methodology: From October 28 to October 29, 2010, Angus Reid Public Opinion conducted an online survey among 596 American registered voters in the State of New York who are Springboard America panelists. The margin of error—which measures sampling variability—is +/- 4.1%. The results have been statistically weighted according to the most current education, age, gender and region Census data to ensure a representative sample. Discrepancies in or between totals are due to rounding.
