NY SEN: Brand Testing
With Gov. David Paterson's (D) imminent appointment of Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-20) to the Senate seat of Sec/State Hillary Clinton, let's revisit a few recent polls testing the almost-Senator.
In a Quinnipiac University poll conducted 1/8-12 among NY RVs, just 5% thought Paterson should pick Gillibrand to replace HRC. She finished fourth in the poll, behind AG Andrew Cuomo (D) at 31%, Caroline Kennedy (D) at 24% and Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-14) at 6%.
Meanwhile, Gillibrand finished sixth in a similar question posed by Marist College to NY RVs between 1/12-14. Ahead of her 3% support was Cuomo at 40%, Kennedy at 25%, '06 GOV candidate/Nassau Co. Exec. Thomas Suozzi (D) at 6% and Reps. Maloney and Steve Israel (D-02) each at 5%.
Finally, in the most recent poll to test Gillibrand's statewide favorability -- a Marist survey of NY RVs conducted 12/8 -- she earned a 13%/4% rating. In fact, 58% of NYers have never heard of Gillibrand; she is the least known of the nine potential HRC replacements tested.
(MATTHEW GOTTLIEB)
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