According to a new poll by The Hill and Emerson College published Wednesday; the scandal-ridden Democrat would be supported by 16% of voters if he sought the office as an independent.
While his odds of reclaiming the office are slim after he resigned as governor last August amid sexual attack and harassment accusations, he could effectively split the Democratic vote, handing Republicans the Governor’s Mansion, according to the survey.
The investigation by New York Attorney General Letitia James of the sexual attack and harassment allegations felled Cuomo’s rising star in national Democratic politics because of his daily televised COVID-19 pandemic updates.
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“The best way I can help now is if I step aside and let the government get back to governing,” Cuomo said in his third term in a televised address as he resigned from office.
Thirty-three percent of voters announced they would vote for the Democrat on the ticket, which is likely to be the current Gov. Kathy Hochul. Another 33% announced they would back the Republican candidate, who will likely be Rep. Lee Zeldin, and 18% of voters stated they were undecided.
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The poll included 444 likely Democratic primary voters, and 182 likely GOP primary voters, according to The Hill.
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Hochul, who was Cuomo’s lieutenant governor and succeeded him after he quit, faces six Democratic primary challengers, including Rep. Tom Suozzi and New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams.
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According to the survey, Hochul has the backing of 45% of Democrats in the primary, followed by 12% for Suozzi, and 22% are still undecided.
In the GOP primary race, Zeldin has the backing of 26% of voters, with 18% backing former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani’s son Andrew for the nomination and 16% supporting former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, according to the survey.
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The Hill reported that while Hochul is the favorite in the Democratic primary, her approval rating is underwater, with 45% disapproving of her job and 36% approving her job performance since Cuomo’s exit.
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New York's statewide primary elections are set for June 28. The general election is on Nov. 8, according to Ballotpedia.
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The poll surveyed 1,000 registered New York voters May 1-3 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points for the entire survey, plus or minus 4.6 percentage points for the Democratic primary voters and plus or minus 7 percentage points for Republican primary voters.
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