Posted Nov 25, 2008 at 12:23 PM
Maurice Berger, Political Director, PollTrack
A Quinnipiac survey released today has mostly good news for New York mayor Michael Bloomberg: City
voters approve 66% to 27% of the job Mayor Michael Bloomberg is doing, down from
a record high 75% to 20% in October. The mayor's approval rating has remained above the 70% for more than two years. In head-to-head match ups for next year's race, Bloomberg leads New York City Comptroller William Thompson by a margin of 49% to 34%, and
beats Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY), 50% to 34%. That Bloomberg barely touches the 50% mark suggests that his reelection is not a foregone conclusion.
Tagged: Michael Bloomberg, New York City mayor, New York
Posted Oct 23, 2008 at 9:53 AM
PollTrack Election Watch
The New York City Term Limits Debate: PollTrack will be actively covering a number of local races and referendums next year, including the New York City mayoral and other citywide elections. The New York City Council is due to vote on Thursday on a move to allow Mayor
Michael Bloomberg to run for a third term despite a poll showing that 89 percent
of voters say a referendum should decide the issue. The term limits debate revolves around three issues: whether term limits should be extended one additional term (to three), whether the original law, affirmed by voters in two separate elections in the 1990s, can be emended legislatively, and whether the present mayor should run for a third term. A newly released Reuters article provides excellent background and on the ground reporting on the "term limits" debate.
Tagged: New York, term limits, New York City mayor, Michael Bloomberg
