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NYC Mayor: Left-leaning PAC to deploy policy poll against Yang
PoliticoNEW YORK — As the primary race for New York City mayor heads into the final 10 weeks, a left-leaning group — buoyed by a new poll showing popularity for its chief policy goals — is gearing up to make a public case against frontrunner Andrew Yang.
The political action committee “Our City” recently commissioned a survey that found 56 percent of likely voters are unsure who to back in the eight-way Democratic primary — a race Yang has dominated since his entry in January. But the same 509 voters said they are looking for a candidate committed to shifting resources away from the NYPD, expanding affordable housing and increasing taxes on high earners to underwrite the city’s recovery from Covid-19.
That does not describe some of Yang’s positions, though he has led every public poll, quickly raised donations and commanded news cycles — all to the detriment of other well-funded campaigns that claim to be more in sync with the progressive movement.
The organization said candidate rankings are not available until the pollster, progressive think-tank Data For Progress, finishes analyzing results with regard to the ranked-choice voting system debuting in the city this year. Several people familiar with the survey said Yang maintained a healthy lead, with Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, City Comptroller Scott Stringer and former City Hall attorney Maya Wiley trailing him.
The political action committee “Our City” recently commissioned a survey that found 56 percent of likely voters are unsure who to back in the eight-way Democratic primary — a race Yang has dominated since his entry in January. But the same 509 voters said they are looking for a candidate committed to shifting resources away from the NYPD, expanding affordable housing and increasing taxes on high earners to underwrite the city’s recovery from Covid-19.
That does not describe some of Yang’s positions, though he has led every public poll, quickly raised donations and commanded news cycles — all to the detriment of other well-funded campaigns that claim to be more in sync with the progressive movement.
The organization said candidate rankings are not available until the pollster, progressive think-tank Data For Progress, finishes analyzing results with regard to the ranked-choice voting system debuting in the city this year. Several people familiar with the survey said Yang maintained a healthy lead, with Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, City Comptroller Scott Stringer and former City Hall attorney Maya Wiley trailing him.
