Support for ConCon Fading; Voters Evenly Divided on Whether It’s a Waste of Time
By a narrow 44-39 percent margin, registered voters say they will vote 'yes' to support a Constitutional Convention on
Sixty percent of New Yorkers support 1st Amendment rights of athletes to kneel during the national anthem, compared to 38 percent who say it's disrespectful and athletes should protest on their own time. President
"As half of New Yorkers continue to have heard or read nothing about the upcoming ConCon vote - down from two-thirds in July - support for ConCon continues to wane. A plurality of
"Similarly, a plurality of
"While New Yorkers may be divided on whether to ConCon or not, on several issues that might be the topic of discussion at a convention there is widespread, bipartisan support," Greenberg said. "Four issues - term limits for both state legislators and statewide office holders, establishing an initiative process to allow New Yorkers to vote directly on proposed laws, and adding constitutional protections based on gender identity, sex and ethnicity - are supported by more than three quarters of voters.
"At least two-thirds also support making the Legislature full-time, while also banning outside income, closing the LLC loophole, and prohibiting unreasonable laws to restrict women's reproductive rights," Greenberg said. "By smaller margins, voters oppose revising state policies to allow increased development in the Adirondacks and limiting collective bargaining rights of public employees.
"Of course, regardless of whether there's a ConCon or not, the Legislature could send any of these issues to the voters for their approval as proposed constitutional amendments," Greenberg said.
Athletes Kneeling During the National Anthem? NYers Say 1st Amendment Trumps It Being Disrespectful
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The President has a negative 28-68 percent favorability rating, down from negative 29-66 percent last month. His job performance rating is negative 23-77 percent, essentially unchanged from 22-77 percent last month.
"Trump continues to enjoy support from
Trump's specific job performance ratings: terrorism, 36-63 percent; handling natural disasters, 34-65 percent; creating jobs, 28-68 percent; the conflict with
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Cuomo Poll Numbers Edge Up Second Month in a Row
Cuomo's favorability rating is 57-35 percent, up slightly from 56-37 percent in September. He has a negative 48-50 percent job performance rating, up from negative 43-55 percent last month. Fifty-two percent of voters are prepared to re-elect Cuomo, compared to 41 percent who prefer 'someone else,' up from 48-44 percent in July.
"Cuomo's favorability is up a bit for the second month in row. His job performance rating - flat last month - jumped 10 points, thanks to
"The Governor's numbers are strong and his war chest substantial. However, we're 11 months from a potential Democratic primary and 13 months from the general election. That's a long, long time with the potential for many political, governmental, economic, social and other events - some within his control, many outside his control - to intervene and change the dynamic, maybe to his benefit, maybe to his detriment. Siena will continue to monitor, and start looking at the election more closely as we move past this year's elections," Greenberg said.
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