Gov. Cuomo’s ratings slip in Siena Poll
ALBANY— Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s ratings among New York voters have slipped, though he still leads the only declared Republican candidate for governor by 35 points, according to a poll released Monday.
The Siena College poll shows the Democrat leading Westchester County executive Rob Astorino, 61 percent to 26 percent. Astorino, who announced his candidacy this month, remains little known eight months before the elections, with 65 percent of voters polled either not knowing who he is or having no opinion.
The percentage of voters who rated Cuomo’s job performance as excellent or good dropped two points from the previous month to 46 percent. His favorability rating also was down two points to 58 percent. And the percentage of respondents who said they would vote to re-elect him fell to 49 percent, the lowest number recorded for Cuomo by the poll.