Hochul Leads Zeldin by 10 Points in Marist Poll, as G.O.P. Sees Hope

[brooklynite]

New York Times

Gov. Kathy Hochul leads Representative Lee Zeldin by 10 percentage points in a Marist College poll of registered voters released on Thursday, a potential margin of victory that would be the narrowest in a New York governor’s race in nearly three decades.

The poll suggested that Ms. Hochul, a Democrat from Buffalo, would defeat Mr. Zeldin, a Republican from Long Island, by 51 percent to 41 percent, a poll result that included those who were undecided but were pressed to pick the candidate they were leaning toward.

The governor’s lead over Mr. Zeldin narrowed to eight percentage points among voters who said that they would “definitely vote” in the Nov. 8 election, one of the marquee races for governor in the country.

The survey marked the first time that Marist has polled the governor’s race in New York this year, and it suggested that Ms. Hochul’s lead may be narrower than some other major public polls have indicated in recent months.

[Mike Nelson]

1. Yikes!

... the lead should be wider... I know the Zeldin family and Lee is not representative (of the ones I know).

[SoCalDavidS]

2. Obviously Bullshit

These polls are clearly underestimating Democratic turnout.

VOTE VOTE VOTE!!

[ananda]

4. Deliberately, imo.

I'm having to ignore polls these days.

My big hope is that Dems will get out
and vote in BIG numbers everywhere.

[Polybius]

9. It's actually closer now

Probably she wins by 5.

[mcar]

3. MSM will go to any lengths to create a "horse race"

even where none exists. 10 points is a large lead, regardless of previous race results.

[SlimJimmy]

5. I'm just getting so sick of this.

This close to the midterms, they should be using only likely or very likely voters. Using only registered voters tell us nothing. Half of registered voters don't vote. Yes, the polls like this generally favor our side, but they damn sure don't give us an accurate view.

Gov. Kathy Hochul leads Representative Lee Zeldin by 10 percentage points in a Marist College poll of registered voters released on Thursday,

[Midnight Writer]

6. The GOP sees hope...that they may not get as bad an ass-kicking as they thought they would.

Four weeks from election day, and they are down ten points. If that gives the GOP hope, then it is just another example of Republican delusion.

[liberal_mama]

7. in my area of New York, I see Zeldin signs everywhere but almost no Hochul signs. In fact, I don't

think I've even seen one Hochul sign recently. Half the neighbors on my street have Zeldin signs on their front lawns.

So I hope this poll is right. I'm not a fan of Hochul, but I will vote for her of course because New York would suffer worse under Zeldin.

I've read other polls that say the race will be a toss up so this poll is good to see.

[edhopper]

8. NY

has elected GOP Governors. Part of the recent big margins is how unqualified and loathsome the GOP candidates have been.
Zeldin is only loathsome, but was a Congressman.