NY-SEN: Schumer favorability at lowest point in 20 years among New Yorkers: Poll

[RandySF]

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) favorability is at its lowest point among New Yorkers in the past 20 years, according to a new survey.

The Siena College poll, released Tuesday, found that Schumer — who was first elected to the Senate in 1998 — is underwater among Big Apple voters, with 39 percent having a favorable view of the lawmaker. About 46 percent said the opposite.

Overall, the Democratic leader’s favorability rating in the state is at the lowest point since February 2005 when it was at 38 percent. Half of the respondents had an unfavorable view of the New York senator. Some 13 percent did not have an opinion, the survey found.

The last time the New York Democrat’s favorability was net positive was in Siena’s February poll, when 45 percent of respondents had a favorable view of the Senate minority leader. At the time, 41 percent said they had an unfavorable view of him.



https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5448327-chuck-schumer-new-york-city-voters-favorability-survey/

[Shellback Squid]

1. Different time for a different man , love Schumer but he fights like a 90's warrior

[choie]

2. Not even '90s.

N/t

[newdeal2]

5. I actually have noticed a bit of change with him

He is on social media more, chatting with younger Dem influencers and posting more pointed anti-Trump messages. So I think he realizes he and the party have work to do.

However, I’m not sure he’s the right leader for these times. Nothing to do with age because there are a lot of younger Dems who also have the same issue.

[Emile]

3. This doesn't surprise me.

[Tribetime]

4. Time catches us all time for new leaders

[tritsofme]

6. While Schumer is quietly pulling off recruiting coups left and right, giving Senate Democrats a real opportunity

to compete for the majority this cycle, which even a few months ago seemed unlikely.