Poll: Cuomo lead cut after allegations
Gov. Cuomo's lead in the polls has decreased but still sizable. AP Photo/Gary Wiepert
ALBANY— New polling suggests that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s lead over his GOP challenger shrank following news that his administration is being investigated for meddling with an anti-corruption commission.
The survey released Tuesday by Marist College gives Cuomo, a Democrat, 54 percent of the vote compared to 23 percent for Republican Rob Astorino. A poll last month put Cuomo’s lead at 59-24 percent.
The poll indicates that while some voters are concerned by allegations that Cuomo’s top aide discouraged the commission from investigating groups linked to the governor, the episode hasn’t significantly altered the race. The survey shows Astorino remains largely unknown.