A new poll finds that Democratic Governor Kathy Hawkle's approval rating has plummeted among New York voters, with former President Trump viewed more favorably by voters in the historically Democratic state.
A Siena College poll released Thursday found that only 34 percent of New York state voters have a favorable view of Horckle, while 54 percent have an unfavorable view. Asked about their opinion of Trump, 39 percent of New York voters said they had a favorable view of the 45th president, while 57 percent said they had an unfavorable view. Those figures were slightly higher than voters' ratings of Horckle.
“It's also worth noting that Hauckle's favorability rating is 20 points below Trump's and 18 points below his,” said Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg. He said in a press release announcing the poll.“I repeat: Kathy Hawkle has a lower net favorability rating in New York than Donald Trump.”
The poll showed that Hochul's approval rating among voters has fallen to 50 percent disapproval from 39 percent in a survey last month.
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New York Governor Kathy Hawkle with former Republican presidential candidate Trump. (Getty Images)
“Hokl's approval ratings have never been outstanding — she's never been above 50 percent in a state that votes 49 percent Democrat — but right now her approval rating is at an all-time low, 34 percent to 54 percent,” Greenberg said. “Her job approval rating is also at an all-time low, 39 percent to 56 percent.”
Trump visited his home state of New York on Wednesday, joining thousands of supporters at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Long Island. He vowed to the crowd to “win New York” and “save” the state, which has long been dominated by Democrats.
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“The reason I'm here is because I'm going to win New York,” Trump told the crowd.
“This is the first time in years that Republicans can honestly say that, and we intend to do so.”
An “I Voted” sticker on a table at a polling station. (Associated Press)
No Republican presidential candidate has declared victory in New York state since Ronald Reagan in 1984.
“We have to do it. We do it and the national election is over. We'll take the White House and we'll rebuild our country,” he said.
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Former President Trump spoke at a campaign rally at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York on Wednesday. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
“I say to the people of New York, with crime at record levels, with terrorists and criminals on the run, with inflation hurting you, vote for Donald Trump. What have you got to lose?” Trump told the crowd.
Trump has previously said he has a good chance of winning the traditionally liberal state, and he did so when he went on trial in New York City in May on 34 charges of falsifying business records.
“I think we have a chance to win New York, something I haven't won in decades as a Republican,” Trump said on “Fox & Friends” in May. “I think we have a pretty good chance.”
Supporters of former President Trump wait outside the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, for Trump's rally on Wednesday. (Fatih Aktas/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Across the Hudson River in New Jersey, Trump also campaigned on his victory in the Garden State, a historically Democratic state.
“We are going to win New Jersey,” Trump told a large crowd in Wildwood this spring, drawing rapturous cheers from his supporters.
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According to a Siena poll, Vice President Kamala Harris still leads President Trump in New York, but the state is not as “deep blue” as it has been in previous presidential elections.
“New York remains firmly 'blue,' though perhaps not as deeply blue as it has been in the past few presidential elections. Democrats have carried New York by at least 18 points in six presidential elections this century, and by at least 22 points in five of those elections. President Biden won by 23 points in 2020,” Greenberg said. “With less than seven weeks until Election Day, Harris leads Trump by 13 points in head-to-head contests, little changed from 14 points last month. In multicandidate races, she leads by 12 points, unchanged from August.”
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