Hochul Can’t Beat Republicans In The General Election

[Rightguide]

NY Democrats need to realize Hochul can’t beat Republicans in the general election​

By
Mark Penn
May 12, 2022 7:43pm

New York Democrats have a big problem unless they wake up to the governor’s primary.

Gov. Kathy Hochul, who stepped into the post after Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned, has a job rating so low it makes President Joe Biden look good. So she may be leading in the primary but is a real vulnerability in the general election. She appears to be unelectable and will send the state right into Republican hands if she heads the ticket this fall.

Hochul’s job rating is 36% approve, 57% disapprove, about 5 points lower in New York state than Biden’s national rating of about 42%. She received a 69% negative rating on crime and a 63% negative rating on economic issues — the two most important concerns facing New York voters.

In 40 years of polling New York state elected officials, I can’t recall ratings this low for a governor. Even when Cuomo was in effect ousted he had better ratings than this.

These low ratings have been masked by the fact that when she inherited the job with Cuomo’s resignation, her name recognition soared. Democrats and the press welcomed her as the first woman governor, who could save the state from the Cuomo tailspin.

More here:

https://nypost.com/2022/05/12/ny-de...ant-beat-republicans-in-the-general-election/

Take note of the author, a well known and respected Democrat pollster and political strategist.

 

[Wrong Element]

Take note of the author, a well known and respected Democrat pollster and political strategist.

"Well known" is the only part of this statement that's true.

I don't have any special insight into New York politics, although I notice this excerpt (I'm not reading anything by the invariably moronic Penn) doesn't name any names. "Not Kathy Hochul" isn't going to beat Hochul; it has to be a specific person. And two things I am pretty sure of: someone who isn't pro-choice isn't going to win that race; and someone who is pro-choice probably can't win a Republican primary in 2022, even in New York.

 

[Rotadom]

Is Hochul going to fall down a memory hole?

 

[Sean Renaud]

These kinds of polls are kinda misleading. With all presidents and we should be cautious to place our bets solely on them. There are a lot on the left, especially the "far left" who don't like Biden because he hasn't gone nearly far enough on anything. It doesn't mean we'll vote Republican, it just means we are upset that we gave Biden a handful of fucking jobs and they fail hard.

 

[IrezumiKiss]

"Well known" is the only part of this statement that's true.

I don't have any special insight into New York politics, although I notice this excerpt (I'm not reading anything by the invariably moronic Penn) doesn't name any names. "Not Kathy Hochul" isn't going to beat Hochul; it has to be a specific person. And two things I am pretty sure of: someone who isn't pro-choice isn't going to win that race; and someone who is pro-choice probably can't win a Republican primary in 2022, even in New York.

Last Pub mook that was up there was Pataki. Back then he had a triangle-defense boost from Giuliani and D'Amato.

It ain't the mid '90s or the early aughts no more, 'tho. Especially in New York, them Pub glory days is over.

That's something non-NY resident schnooks like the thread starter need to come to grips with if they're gonna live life in other places through the internet.

 

[YDB95]

The only polling I could find gives her a pretty solid lead over all three Republicans (and lest we forget, we won't know for months which of them will actually get the nod): https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnzo...ws-lurking-around-the-corner/?sh=58bce81719d9