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Half of New Yorkers want Cuomo to stay despite scandals
(Bloomberg) – A new poll released Monday says half of New York voters do not think Andrew Cuomo should resign, which encourages him and his supporters to be the scandal-ridden governor of three terms before a accusation-investigation and is asked to step out of tens. The Democratic governor’s approval has dropped to the lowest point in the Siena College poll since his inauguration in 2011, but only 43% of registered voters in New York have a favorable view of him. According to the poll, it is a drop of 56% in February and a peak of 77% reached last year during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, Cuomo (63) has achieved twice before. According to the poll, only a third of voters believe he should be elected to a fourth term, and his position with everyday New Yorkers has diminished after seven women accused him of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior in the workplace, as well as accusations that his government has covered up. Covid Nursing Home Deaths But the fact that Cuomo has held half the electorate shows that months of first-time television shows and praise of President Joe Biden have burned down Cuomo’s reputation with voters and that it will not force him to retire so easily not. ‘be able to compartmentalize their feelings about Cuomo,’ said Steven Greenberg, a Siena College poller. “While their views on him in general – favoritism, performance, re-election – have received a significant blow this month, voters’ views on Cuomo’s handling of the pandemic remain largely positive.” Cuomo’s public opinion polls are important because the governor has steadfastly refused to stop despite calls by Democratic leaders in the New York Legislature, a majority of the U.S. House of Representatives and both senators, including majority leader Chuck Schumer. Perhaps the most important finding is that a clear majority, 61% of Democratic voters, said he should not resign. The latest poll was conducted on March 8-12 among 805 registered New York voters and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.1 percentage points. Biden did not ask for the governor to resign. Biden spokesman Jen Psaki said on Monday that the president had not spoken to Cuomo recently, but said the governor’s behavior should be investigated. It is up to New York to determine “whether he still has the trust of the people in the state,” she said. The ‘focus here, of the federal government, is, of course, the support of the independent inquiry, which we are doing unwaveringly.’ Investigation begins Carl Heastie, speaker of the New York Assembly, said Monday that the legal committee’s investigation, which could lead to an indictment, is “numerous.” broad, ”and was able to look at issues outside the harassment. He said the committee is expected to announce the firm that will conduct the investigation and that the state will pay for it. He said he was unsure how long the review could take. “To say that you have to come back with a decision within a week, two weeks or a month would be unfair with the investigation process,” he says. Separately, a former assistant to Cuomo who accused the governor of sexual assault. her harasser, said she spoke Monday to investigators who are part of the investigation led by two attorneys selected by New York Attorney General Letitia James. Cuomo denied her allegations. Charlotte Bennett, 25, spoke to investigators for more than four hours and shared 120 pages of records and documents to confirm her allegations against Governor Cuomo and his senior staff, according to a statement from her attorney, Debra Katz. She said Bennett was making detailed claims about sexual harassment against Cuomo, as well as a ‘sexually hostile workplace’, which was part of a ‘deliberate attempt to create rivalry and tension among female staff members to whom he paid attention. . ‘ Projection of confidence Cuomo Friday said that what former assistants claimed “did not happen” and that he would not resign based on calls from lawmakers to resign because he was “not elected by politicians, but that I was chosen by the people. ‘ he appeared almost jubilant after the poll results were announced during a press conference held on a soon-to-be-opened vaccine on Long Island. During a live briefing closed to reporters, Cuomo cracked jokes and focused his comments on the delivery of vaccines. He did not openly address the scandals or calls for his resignation, but he was surrounded by supporters who praised the governor and thanked him for his guidance in bringing more shots to their communities. Later, his government issued a news release following reports in the Washington Post and New York Times that Larry Schwartz, Cuomo’s vaccination star, had contacted local leaders to determine their support. Some complained that they believed their stock of life-saving Covid shots was at stake. “Larry’s talks did not involve the distribution of vaccines – he would never link political support to public health decisions,” Cuomo’s acting councilor Beth Garvey told Jay S. Jacobs, Cuomo’s longtime supporter. said on Monday on a Democratic chairman of the ImpasseState that the numbers in the poll, along with talks with other Democratic provincial chairmen, showed that it was time for the state to get back to work. “Most New Yorkers and an overwhelming number of Democrats want an inquiry before they make a ruling,” he said in a statement. In a subsequent telephone interview, Jacobs said the poll was an important measure of public opinion because ‘everyone said what they had to say. . “The legislators, the governor, all had their say,” he said. “We found a dead end street where a group of people wanted him to resign and he said ‘no thank you’. Now, where are we going from here? ‘ Jacobs said the state must ‘continue and continue to work together regardless of the case because there are bigger issues to address and with the investigations we know that the case will eventually be resolved. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio continued his attacks on Cuomo, saying on Monday that reports that Cuomo’s top adviser was calling for a switch to vaccine provision for political support were the “definition of corruption.” De Blasio said he had not spoken to the governor for weeks and that he saw no attempt to reduce the vaccine supply in New York, in retaliation for his demands that the governor stop. Yet he said the city had not received its fair share of vaccines. Through the pandemic, de Blasio said, the governor “added politics to decisions” (updates with Bennett meeting with investigators, beginning in the 10th paragraph.) For more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com. Sign up now to stay ahead of the most trusted business news source. © 2021 Bloomberg LP