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October 4, 2005 - Spitzer Thumps Any GOP Candidate For New York Gov, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Sen. Clinton Beats Pirro Or Cox 2 - 1
State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer buries any of four possible Republican contenders for New York State Governor by margins of 2 - 1 to 4 - 1, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.
In possible matchups between Spitzer and possible Republican opponents, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll of registered voters finds:
Spitzer over Randy Daniels 60 - 15 percent;
Spitzer over Thomas Golisano 56 - 22 percent;
Spitzer over William Weld 60 - 16 percent;
Spitzer over John Faso 60 - 14 percent.
Among registered Republicans, Golisano leads with 33 percent, followed by 8 percent for Faso, 7 percent for Daniels and 6 percent for Weld.
In her reelection campaign, Sen. Hillary Clinton leads Edward Cox 62 - 30 percent and Westchester District Attorney Jeanine Pirro 61 - 30 percent.
"It's still the Democrats - Attorney General Spitzer and Sen. Clinton - way ahead as the election year approaches," said Maurice Carroll, Director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.
"Golisano earned name recognition by running against the Republican Party, but name recognition counts. He leads the Republican quartet for Governor with the best showing against Spitzer, but he still loses more than 2 - 1."
"There's a generic Republican vote of about 30 percent and that's all that Jeanine Pirro and Edward Cox get at this stage," Carroll added.
Among registered Republicans, Pirro leads Cox 40 - 25 percent.
Sen. Clinton deserves to be reelected, 64 percent of New York State voters, including 32 percent of Republican voters, say. Because she is married to former President Bill Clinton, 9 percent of New Yorkers are more likely to vote for her, while 11 percent are less likely and 79 percent say it doesn't affect their vote.
Because Jeanine Pirro is married to Albert Pirro, 3 percent are more likely to vote for her, with 13 percent less likely and 80 percent who say it makes no difference.
"The news media sometimes depict this as a race between Bill Clinton's wife and Al Pirro's wife. The voters tell Quinnipiac University that's not how they see it," Carroll said.
Clinton will run for President in 2008, 57 percent of voters say, and 51 percent say they "definitely" or "probably" will vote for her. But voters say 59 - 30 percent that if she runs for reelection to the Senate in 2006, Clinton should promise to serve the six-year term.
New York State voters approve 46 - 40 percent of the job Gov. George Pataki is doing, compared to a 49 - 38 percent approval Aug. 3. If Gov. Pataki runs for President in 2008, 27 percent of New Yorkers, including 42 percent of Republicans, say they "definitely" or "probably" will vote for him.
"Pataki's job approval dips again and New Yorkers don't like him for President," Carroll said.
From September 26 - October 2, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,219 New York State registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.8 percentage points. The survey includes 389 Republicans with a margin of error of +/- 5 percent.
State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer buries any of four possible Republican contenders for New York State Governor by margins of 2 - 1 to 4 - 1, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.
In possible matchups between Spitzer and possible Republican opponents, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll of registered voters finds:
Spitzer over Randy Daniels 60 - 15 percent;
Spitzer over Thomas Golisano 56 - 22 percent;
Spitzer over William Weld 60 - 16 percent;
Spitzer over John Faso 60 - 14 percent.
Among registered Republicans, Golisano leads with 33 percent, followed by 8 percent for Faso, 7 percent for Daniels and 6 percent for Weld.
In her reelection campaign, Sen. Hillary Clinton leads Edward Cox 62 - 30 percent and Westchester District Attorney Jeanine Pirro 61 - 30 percent.
"It's still the Democrats - Attorney General Spitzer and Sen. Clinton - way ahead as the election year approaches," said Maurice Carroll, Director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.
"Golisano earned name recognition by running against the Republican Party, but name recognition counts. He leads the Republican quartet for Governor with the best showing against Spitzer, but he still loses more than 2 - 1."
"There's a generic Republican vote of about 30 percent and that's all that Jeanine Pirro and Edward Cox get at this stage," Carroll added.
Among registered Republicans, Pirro leads Cox 40 - 25 percent.
Sen. Clinton deserves to be reelected, 64 percent of New York State voters, including 32 percent of Republican voters, say. Because she is married to former President Bill Clinton, 9 percent of New Yorkers are more likely to vote for her, while 11 percent are less likely and 79 percent say it doesn't affect their vote.
Because Jeanine Pirro is married to Albert Pirro, 3 percent are more likely to vote for her, with 13 percent less likely and 80 percent who say it makes no difference.
"The news media sometimes depict this as a race between Bill Clinton's wife and Al Pirro's wife. The voters tell Quinnipiac University that's not how they see it," Carroll said.
Clinton will run for President in 2008, 57 percent of voters say, and 51 percent say they "definitely" or "probably" will vote for her. But voters say 59 - 30 percent that if she runs for reelection to the Senate in 2006, Clinton should promise to serve the six-year term.
New York State voters approve 46 - 40 percent of the job Gov. George Pataki is doing, compared to a 49 - 38 percent approval Aug. 3. If Gov. Pataki runs for President in 2008, 27 percent of New Yorkers, including 42 percent of Republicans, say they "definitely" or "probably" will vote for him.
"Pataki's job approval dips again and New Yorkers don't like him for President," Carroll said.
From September 26 - October 2, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,219 New York State registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.8 percentage points. The survey includes 389 Republicans with a margin of error of +/- 5 percent.
