Poll: New Yorkers do not mind returning Cuomo to the post of state governor

Exclusive Polls PIX11 News, The Hill and Emerson College found that former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who left for resignation in August last year, against the backdrop of numerous scandals, could compete in the presidential election from the Democrats.

Cuomo hasn't said he's running, but a recent appearance in the public eye has raised questions about his future plans.

In the theoretical primaries on June 28, Cuomo will receive 33% of the vote. his successor Katie Hockool, the first woman to become Governor of New York, would receive 37% of the vote. No other candidate, including New York Public Advocate Jumaan Williams and Long Island Congressman Tom Suozzi, scored 10%. Nine percent are undecided.

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Cuomo gets support in the poll from African American and female voters. The poll showed that 59% of African-American Democratic primary voters would still support him. He also scored 35,5% of women - more than Hokul.

Without Cuomo's input, Hokul runs the country with ease; 42% of Democratic voters polled support the current governor. Williams received the support of 10% of Democrats, Suozzi - 7%. According to the poll, 27% of Democratic primary respondents are still undecided.

Despite consolidating majority support for elected and institutional Democrats across New York State, Hokul's approval poll shows 40% of voters approve of the governor's leadership seven months after she replaced Cuomo, while 40,5% disapprove. The rest hesitated to answer.

Cuomo still faces an uncertain future based on other polling information: 59% of New Yorkers said they trust the Attorney General's report on allegations of sexual harassment of women, while 63% say he shouldn't come back to a public office.

If Cuomo decides to run for New York Attorney General this year, a position he once held, his path to victory seems difficult in the poll. Cuomo received the support of 32,5% of Democrats polled, while the current Attorney General Laetitia James - more than 45% of the Democrats. The poll also showed that Cuomo has the support of less than 13% of those polled if he decides to run as an independent candidate for governor or attorney general.

The same poll showed that the Republican gubernatorial primary is much closer than the Democratic race. Long Island Congressman Lee Zeldin is 27% ahead, followed by Andrew Giliani, son of former mayor and special assistant to 45th President Donald Trump (17%). 23% of Republicans are undecided.

Emerson College polled 1000 voters: 504 Democrats, 225 Republicans, 271 Independents or others. Survey participants were also broken down by gender: 479 men, 507 women and 14 non-binaries took part in the survey. The overall polling error was +/-3 for all-party identification questions, +/- 4,3% for Democrat-only questions, +/- 6,5 for Republican-only questions.