Hochul leads Blakeman by 13 points in latest Siena poll
While Gov. Kathy Hochul still holds a double-digit lead over her likely GOP gubernatorial opponent Bruce Blakeman, the latest poll from Siena College shows that lead has continued to dwindle.
According to the new poll, Hochul would beat Blakeman, the current Nassau County executive, by 13 points among registered voters. That’s down 7 points from Siena’s previous poll released at the start of the month, and an even bigger dip compared to the 26-point lead the governor had in an early February survey. The latest poll, which had Hochul beating Blakeman 47-34%, is also the first time this year Hochul has not won the support of a majority of registered voters. While Democrats and Republicans remained largely split along party lines, Blakeman now has more support among independents, taking the group after Hochul previously held a slim plurality.
“While Hochul maintains very narrow leads upstate and in the downstate suburbs, her lead in New York City fell from 46 points, 63-17%, last month to 29 points, 54-25%, today,” Siena pollster Steven Greenberg said. “Is that movement or merely noise? Let’s see what happens next month after the budget and as the campaign unfolds.”
A recent poll from Tusk Strategies reported in Politico New York came to a similar conclusion as the Siena poll. According to that poll, Hochul holds a 15-point lead over Blakeman.
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