Giuliani Tops Gillibrand in N.Y. Senate, Another Poll Shows

November 25, 2009 12:54 PM | | Comments (1)

A new Rasmussen Reports poll has former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) up on Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D) 53 to 40 percent among likely New York voters. The margin of error is 4.5 percent.

The poll, conducted Nov. 23, is nearly identical to a Marist poll of registered voters released last week that showed Giuliani leading Gillibrand 54 to 40 percent.

Giuliani has made no public indication that he will challenge Gillibrand, a freshman senator who was appointed to fill the Senate vacancy created when Hillary Rodham Clinton was named secretary of State. But his decision, rumored but not confirmed by his staff, that he will not run for governor in 2010 has stirred talk that he may run for Senate.

Giuiliani is more popular than Gillibrand -- he is regarded favorably by 63 percent of likely voters, including 29 percent who view him very favorably. Thirty-three percent view Giuliani unfavorably, 20 percent very unfavorably, Rasmussen found.

Gillibrand's favorable rating is at 46 percent, while her unfavorable is at 41 percent. But she generates less fervent emotions than Giuliani -- just 13 percent view her either very favorably or very unfavorably.

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Tags: Gillibrand, Giuliani, NewYork

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  1. These polling firms should run match-ups between Rudy and Chuck-you Schumer, just to see where each of them stand.

    Posted by: NObama Author Profile Page | November 27, 2009 7:03 AM

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