A Siena Research Institute poll conducted March 16-18 showed that only 26 percent of voters have a favorable opinion of Gillibrand, a moderate Democrat from the Hudson Valley, down from 34 percent in a Siena poll conducted in February. Twenty percent of voters have an unfavorable rating of Gillibrand, and 54 percent still don't know or have no opinion of Gillibrand.
Gillibrand also registered tepid support for the 2010 Senate special election.
The vast majority of voters - 76 percent -- said they would either prefer to elect someone else or had no opinion. Twenty-three percent said they would vote for Gillibrand.
One positive take-away for the new senator: She enjoys a wide advantage in a hypothetical match-up over her one declared challenger, Republican Rep. Peter T. King.
Gillibrand earned 47 percent of the vote compared to 23 percent for King. That is an increase from the 40 to 27 percent edge she registered in the same matchup in Siena's February poll.
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Peter King has not declared for the senate as of this posting.
Posted by: NObama
| June 13, 2009 4:25 PM
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