Most New Yorkers believe that the governor Andrew Cuomo
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Fifty-five percent of voters said Cuomo should not resign, despite calls from a growing number of officials on both sides of the corridor for him to resign. Forty percent believe Cuomo should step down.
Cuomo was hit by a series of controversies this year.
In January, New York State Attorney General Letitia James (D) released a report accusing the Cuomo administration of underestimating coronavirus-related deaths in nursing homes by refusing to add to the total number of residents who fell ill during hospitalizations. long-term, but died in hospitals.
An adviser to Cuomo later admitted in a private conversation with state lawmakers that the government had underreported deaths in nursing homes for fear that disclosure of the true figures could trigger an investigation by the Justice Department.
Cuomo’s problems have only worsened since then.
Three former employees came forward to accuse him of sexual harassment. Although he acknowledged previous behavior that may have made women uncomfortable, he intentionally denied doing so and said he never made unwanted physical contact with anyone.
Meanwhile, a growing number of journalists and lawmakers have accused him of using verbally abusive tactics against them.
State lawmakers in Albany struck a deal this week to strip the governor of the emergency powers he received last year when the coronavirus pandemic spread in New York.
New Yorkers may want to see Cuomo end his current term at the governor’s mansion, but most don’t want him to go any further. The Quinnipiac poll found that 59% of New York voters do not want him to run for a fourth term next year, when he is scheduled to be re-elected.
Only slightly more than a third of those interviewed – 36% – said that he should apply to keep his job for another four years.
As for Cuomo’s current job performance, voters are widely divided on his views. Forty-five percent said they approve of the governor’s work, while 46% disapprove.
He does best when it comes to dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. Fifty-six percent said they approve of the way he led the state during the outbreak, compared with 41% who disapprove. Still, it is a big drop from last May, when an impressive 81% gave their way of dealing with the pandemic with positive reviews and only 17% disapproved.
The Quinnipiac poll is based on responses from 935 registered voters who identify themselves in New York, collected from March 2-3. It has a sampling error margin of 3.2 percentage points.