July 27, 2011 - Kelly Top Of The Heap For New York City Mayor, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Bloomberg Inches Back To A Positive Approval Word format Police Commissioner Ray Kelly is A Number 1 in an early look at the 2013 New York City mayoral race, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Kelly gets 23 percent, including 17 percent among Democrats, when the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll asks New York City voters who they most want to see elected mayor in 2013. Other results are: City Council Speaker Christine Quinn - 18 percent, including 20 percent of Democrats; Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz - 12 percent, with 14 percent of Democrats; City Comptroller John Liu - 10 percent, with 10 percent of Democrats; 2009 Mayoral candidate William Thompson - 8 percent, with 9 percent of Democrats; Public Advocate Bill de Blasio - 6 percent, with 7 percent of Democrats; Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer - 4 percent, with 5 percent of Democrats. If Kelly does not run, Quinn goes to the head of the class, with 23 percent of voters, including 24 percent of Democrats. Other results are: Markowitz - 15 percent, with 16 percent of Democrats; Liu - 13 percent, with 13 percent of Democrats; Thompson - 10 percent, with 10 percent of Democrats; de Blasio - 8 percent, with 9 percent of Democrats; Stringer - 5 percent, with 6 percent of Democrats. "Police Commissioner Ray Kelly has never given the faintest hint that he'd like to move from Police Headquarters across the street to City Hall, but New York seems to like the idea of Kelly for mayor," said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "New York hasn't had an Irish mayor since Robert Wagner, whose mother was Irish, but Kelly and Quinn sounds like a meeting of the Ancient Order of Hibernians." New York City voters say 54 - 26 percent the next mayor should be someone with government rather than business experience. Republicans are divided with 43 percent looking for business experience while 42 percent prefer government experience. "We've tried the businessman-as-mayor for three terms. Next time, New Yorkers say, let's pick a politician," Carroll added. Mayor Michael Bloomberg gets a 45 - 43 percent job approval, up from a negative 40 - 49 percent job approval in a May 11 Quinnipiac University poll. New York City voters like Mayor Bloomberg as a person 64 - 20 percent, and like his policies 49 - 45 percent. Voters say 63 - 26 percent that Bloomberg's 10 years as mayor have been mainly a success. The mayor's third term performance, however, is not as good as the first two, 45 percent say, while 8 percent say it's better and 44 percent say it's about the same. Voters say 49 - 43 percent that Bloomberg has kept his focus in his third term. "A lot of New Yorkers think Mayor Michael Bloomberg's third term isn't as good as his first two," Carroll said. "But they've grown to like Mike as a person, a real switch from how they felt when they first elected the zillionaire. And they think 2-1 Bloomberg's been a success." Rating mayors since 1966, 34 percent say Rudolph Giuliani is the best, followed by: 26 percent for Bloomberg; 20 percent for Ed Koch; 7 percent for David Dinkins; 6 percent John Lindsay; 1 percent for Abraham Beame. Rating the worst mayor, 28 percent of voters say Dinkins, followed by: 20 percent for Giuliani; 16 percent for Bloomberg; 7 percent for Beame; 6 percent for Lindsay; 5 percent for Koch. "He was the best of mayors and almost the worst of mayors, New Yorkers say about the always controversial Rudy Giuliani," Carroll said. From July 19 - 25, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,234 registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.8 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones. The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia and the nation as a public service and for research. For more data or RSS feed- http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml, call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter. 1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bloomberg is handling his job as Mayor? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Approve 45% 42% 48% 47% 49% 40% 41% 38% Disapprove 43 47 40 43 43 48 41 52 DK/NA 12 11 13 9 9 12 18 11 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Approve 51% 36% 39% 61% 47% 36% 49% 43% Disapprove 39 52 47 30 38 60 42 43 DK/NA 9 12 14 9 15 4 9 15 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bloomberg is handling his job as Mayor? (*High also 75% Oct 2008, Mar 2008, Jan 2007 & Nov 2005) APPROVE....... DIS.. High Low High Jul 27 May 11 Mar 16 Nov 23 Oct 21 Jul 02 Jul 02 2011 2011 2011 2010 2008* 2003 2003 Approve 45 40 39 55 75 31 31 Disapprove 43 49 51 35 20 60 60 DK/NA 12 10 10 11 6 8 8 2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ray Kelly is handling his job as Police Commissioner? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Approve 67% 84% 67% 64% 80% 60% 66% 68% Disapprove 17 12 17 19 9 26 20 18 DK/NA 16 4 16 17 11 14 14 14 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Approve 70% 59% 70% 66% 67% 80% 68% 66% Disapprove 21 21 18 18 14 12 19 16 DK/NA 9 20 13 16 18 8 13 18 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ray Kelly is handling his job as Police Commissioner? APPROVE....... DIS.. High Low High Jul 27 May 12 Mar 16 Nov 23 May 12 Jan 16 Jan 16 2011 2011 2011 2010 2011 2007 2007 Approve 67 71 67 67 71 52 52 Disapprove 17 17 20 19 17 34 34 DK/NA 16 13 13 14 13 14 14 3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Dennis Walcott is handling his job as New York City Schools Chancellor? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Approve 37% 37% 42% 30% 35% 42% 41% 41% Disapprove 24 19 23 26 20 27 27 26 DK/NA 39 43 35 44 45 32 32 33 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Approve 44% 35% 36% 39% 40% 30% 37% 37% Disapprove 25 25 25 23 22 31 26 22 DK/NA 32 40 39 38 39 39 37 40 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Dennis Walcott is handling his job as New York City Schools Chancellor? Jul 27 May 11 2011 2011 Approve 37 31 Disapprove 24 21 DK/NA 39 48 4. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill de Blasio is handling his job as Public Advocate? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Approve 41% 40% 47% 29% 43% 45% 37% 48% Disapprove 16 18 12 24 14 14 16 14 DK/NA 44 43 41 47 42 41 47 38 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Approve 39% 38% 45% 38% 39% 47% 40% 41% Disapprove 17 21 15 12 15 28 19 14 DK/NA 43 41 40 51 47 25 41 46 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill de Blasio is handling his job as Public Advocate? Jul 27 May 11 Mar 16 Nov 23 Jun 30 May 21 Feb 17 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 2010 2010 Approve 41 40 44 36 35 34 37 Disapprove 16 18 16 16 17 16 13 DK/NA 44 42 40 48 48 50 50 5. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Christine Quinn is handling her job as City Council Speaker? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Approve 54% 46% 61% 45% 55% 61% 51% 55% Disapprove 22 35 17 28 26 19 20 27 DK/NA 23 19 21 27 19 20 29 19 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Approve 61% 56% 50% 59% 55% 52% 52% 56% Disapprove 19 21 26 15 24 33 26 20 DK/NA 20 23 25 26 21 14 22 24 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Christine Quinn is handling her job as City Council Speaker? APPROVE....... High Low Jul 27 May 11 Mar 16 Nov 23 Jun 30 Mar 16 Nov 25 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 2011 2008 Approve 54 52 55 50 45 55 40 Disapprove 22 24 25 24 27 25 29 DK/NA 23 24 20 26 28 20 31 6. Do you approve or disapprove of the way John Liu is handling his job as City Comptroller? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Approve 51% 47% 56% 42% 47% 62% 51% 61% Disapprove 18 29 13 25 19 17 18 14 DK/NA 31 24 31 33 34 21 31 25 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Approve 51% 56% 55% 44% 52% 46% 52% 51% Disapprove 21 17 15 20 17 30 22 14 DK/NA 28 27 30 36 31 23 26 35 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way John Liu is handling his job as City Comptroller? Jul 27 May 11 Mar 16 Nov 23 Jun 30 May 21 Feb 17 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 2010 2010 Approve 51 57 54 48 47 49 44 Disapprove 18 14 16 16 17 13 11 DK/NA 31 30 30 37 36 38 45 7. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Approve 67% 28% 83% 53% 51% 88% 76% 73% Disapprove 27 71 12 42 44 8 20 25 DK/NA 5 1 5 5 5 4 4 1 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Approve 74% 77% 66% 73% 65% 38% 64% 70% Disapprove 22 17 29 23 29 60 33 23 DK/NA 4 6 6 5 6 2 3 7 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? APPROVE....... High Low Jul 27 May 11 Mar 16 Nov 23 Feb 17 Jun 16 Nov 23 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 2009 2010 Approve 67 73 70 66 72 79 66 Disapprove 27 23 26 30 25 16 30 DK/NA 5 3 4 4 3 6 4 8. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in New York City today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Very satisfied 8% 5% 10% 3% 7% 8% 7% 4% Smwht satisfied 45 41 49 42 46 49 43 42 Smwht dissatisfied 29 27 28 33 30 30 30 35 Very dissatisfied 17 27 12 21 16 13 20 19 DK/NA 1 - 1 - 1 - - - HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Very satisfied 8% 5% 6% 10% 11% 4% 8% 8% Smwht satisfied 47 47 48 48 42 31 47 44 Smwht dissatisfied 31 26 28 29 31 38 28 30 Very dissatisfied 15 22 16 11 16 27 16 17 DK/NA - - 1 1 - - 1 1 TREND: In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in New York City today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? VERY+SMWHT... High Low Jul 27 May 11 Mar 16 Nov 23 Jun 30 Feb 11 Jul 02 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 1998 2003 Very satisfied 8 6 5 6 6 18 7 Smwht satisfied 45 44 41 44 43 58 23 Smwht dissatisfied 29 28 33 31 30 18 32 Very dissatisfied 17 20 20 19 20 5 38 DK/NA 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 9. (Intro to q9-q14) Now I'm going to name recent New York City's Mayors. Please rate the job each one did as Mayor as excellent, good, not so good, or poor. RG Rudy Giuliani DD David Dinkins EK Ed Koch AB Abe Beame JL John Lindsay MB Michael Bloomberg SUMMARY RESULTS FOR EACH MAYOR.. RG DD EK AB JL MB Excellent 24% 7% 17% 2% 7% 13% Good 38 35 49 27 27 45 Not so good 20 25 12 17 13 27 Poor 15 19 6 6 8 14 DK/NA 2 14 16 48 45 1 9. Please rate the job Rudy Giuliani did as Mayor as excellent, good, not so good, or poor. Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Excellent 24% 58% 18% 25% 33% 6% 27% 21% Good 38 26 38 42 38 36 46 35 Not so good 20 10 24 16 15 32 13 28 Poor 15 3 17 15 12 24 11 15 DK/NA 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Excellent 28% 23% 24% 21% Good 44 38 36 33 Not so good 16 20 21 23 Poor 9 18 18 18 DK/NA 3 1 1 4 10. Please rate the job David Dinkins did as Mayor as excellent, good, not so good, or poor. Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Excellent 7% - 11% 3% 1% 15% 10% 11% Good 35 19 42 30 21 54 45 42 Not so good 25 28 24 25 30 21 19 23 Poor 19 38 10 31 33 4 10 15 DK/NA 14 15 14 10 14 6 16 8 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Excellent 6% 8% 5% 10% Good 38 35 36 31 Not so good 13 26 31 32 Poor 10 20 24 21 DK/NA 32 10 4 6 11. Please rate the job Ed Koch did as Mayor as excellent, good, not so good, or poor. Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Excellent 17% 17% 19% 16% 20% 14% 20% 21% Good 49 48 48 51 51 50 48 48 Not so good 12 14 13 11 12 15 10 13 Poor 6 5 6 5 4 8 5 6 DK/NA 16 16 14 17 14 13 17 11 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Excellent 8% 20% 21% 23% Good 38 48 58 53 Not so good 10 13 12 16 Poor 7 6 5 3 DK/NA 37 13 5 4 12. Please rate the job Abe Beame did as Mayor as excellent, good, not so good, or poor. Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Excellent 2% 5% 2% 1% 2% 2% 3% 2% Good 27 24 31 21 25 35 26 32 Not so good 17 16 16 19 20 17 11 17 Poor 6 12 5 5 9 3 4 5 DK/NA 48 43 46 54 44 43 57 45 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Excellent 1% 1% 2% 4% Good 15 17 37 39 Not so good 14 8 22 24 Poor 2 7 10 7 DK/NA 68 67 29 26 13. Please rate the job John Lindsay did as Mayor as excellent, good, not so good, or poor. Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Excellent 7% 5% 7% 6% 5% 9% 8% 8% Good 27 31 31 20 28 33 28 31 Not so good 13 13 13 14 15 8 12 9 Poor 8 11 5 12 12 6 3 5 DK/NA 45 40 45 48 41 44 49 46 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Excellent 1% 3% 8% 13% Good 23 15 35 40 Not so good 13 9 11 20 Poor 3 6 12 10 DK/NA 60 68 34 18 14. Please rate the job Michael Bloomberg did as Mayor as excellent, good, not so good, or poor. Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Excellent 13% 17% 14% 11% 16% 10% 10% 10% Good 45 41 48 43 47 43 48 40 Not so good 27 24 27 25 24 30 29 33 Poor 14 17 11 19 13 16 12 15 DK/NA 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Excellent 11% 17% 9% 16% Good 48 46 43 44 Not so good 25 25 32 26 Poor 14 12 15 12 DK/NA 1 - 1 1 15. Which one do you think did the best job as Mayor? Rudy Giuliani, David Dinkins, Koch, Abe Beame, John Lindsay, Michael Bloomberg. Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Giuliani 34% 68% 26% 37% 42% 16% 41% 30% Dinkins 7 1 9 5 2 17 6 7 Koch 20 9 22 19 18 24 16 23 Beame 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 Lindsay 6 1 7 5 4 11 6 9 Bloomberg 26 13 30 27 28 27 25 24 DK/NA 6 6 6 5 5 4 5 5 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Giuliani 49% 31% 31% 23% Dinkins 5 11 5 7 Koch 10 23 24 22 Beame - 1 1 2 Lindsay 1 2 10 13 Bloomberg 28 28 23 28 DK/NA 7 4 5 6 16. And which one do you think did the worst job as Mayor? Rudy Giuliani, David Dinkins, Ed Koch, Abe Beame, John Lindsay, Michael Bloomberg. Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Giuliani 20% 3% 25% 19% 14% 37% 14% 26% Dinkins 28 49 19 39 44 10 20 20 Koch 5 3 6 2 1 9 8 2 Beame 7 4 9 5 8 7 7 11 Lindsay 6 9 7 6 9 5 3 6 Bloomberg 16 14 17 16 11 17 27 22 DK/NA 17 18 18 13 12 15 21 12 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Giuliani 16% 23% 22% 22% Dinkins 18 33 33 31 Koch 7 5 2 4 Beame 5 4 12 9 Lindsay 5 3 10 7 Bloomberg 23 17 14 11 DK/NA 25 15 8 16 17. Now I'm going to name eight people who might run for mayor in 2013. After I read all eight names, please tell me which one you would most like to see elected mayor in 2013. Here are the choices: Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, City Comptroller John Liu, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, former City Comptroller William Thompson, Publisher Tom Allon or Public Advocate Bill de Blasio. Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Kelly 23% 48% 17% 27% 31% 16% 19% 18% Markowitz 12 7 14 8 10 17 11 14 Stringer 4 4 5 2 5 3 4 4 Liu 10 4 10 9 8 11 9 14 Quinn 18 9 20 21 20 15 18 17 Thompson 8 6 9 6 5 16 5 13 Allon 1 1 1 2 - 2 1 1 de Blasio 6 6 7 5 7 6 8 9 SOMEONE ELSE(VOL) 2 3 1 4 2 2 1 1 DK/NA 16 12 16 15 11 11 24 10 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Kelly 18% 18% 22% 21% 26% 37% 26% 21% Markowitz 14 8 22 4 9 12 9 14 Stringer 4 1 2 9 4 2 4 4 Liu 9 10 8 8 12 11 10 9 Quinn 18 17 16 25 16 13 19 18 Thompson 8 10 7 6 10 5 8 8 Allon 2 1 - 3 2 - 2 1 de Blasio 5 11 8 5 3 7 7 6 SOMEONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 1 3 2 4 3 2 DK/NA 20 22 14 17 15 8 14 17 17a. (if voting for Kelly q17) Who is your second choice? (q17 Recalculated without Kelly using second choice question) Q17 WITHOUT KELLY..................................... Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Markowitz 15% 17% 16% 12% 16% 19% 13% 17% Stringer 5 7 6 2 6 4 4 4 Liu 13 10 13 13 12 14 10 18 Quinn 23 14 24 26 27 19 21 20 Thompson 10 10 10 9 7 18 7 16 Allon 2 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 de Blasio 8 9 9 7 10 7 10 11 SOMEONE ELSE(VOL) 3 6 1 5 3 2 2 2 DK/NA 22 26 20 23 19 14 33 13 Q17 WITHOUT KELLY................................... HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Markowitz 18% 8% 28% 4% 14% 17% 12% 18% Stringer 6 2 3 10 5 2 5 5 Liu 12 11 11 11 18 15 14 12 Quinn 22 21 20 32 20 15 22 23 Thompson 9 13 8 7 12 11 11 9 Allon 2 1 - 4 2 1 3 1 de Blasio 6 15 8 7 4 13 9 8 SOMEONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 2 4 3 9 4 2 DK/NA 24 27 21 21 22 17 21 22 18. Should the next mayor be someone with - mostly business experience or mostly government experience? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Business 26% 43% 20% 36% 30% 22% 24% 23% Government 54 42 61 44 52 59 59 58 OTHER(VOL) 15 12 15 15 13 15 13 16 DK/NA 5 3 4 5 6 4 4 3 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Business 23% 21% 26% 29% 27% 34% 28% 25% Government 53 61 50 53 58 42 53 54 OTHER(VOL) 20 14 17 13 13 21 14 15 DK/NA 4 4 8 4 3 4 4 6 19. Regardless of how you feel about Michael Bloomberg's policies, would you say you like or don't like Michael Bloomberg as a person? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Like 64% 62% 68% 59% 63% 63% 69% 54% Don't Like 20 27 18 24 23 21 19 29 DK/NA 16 11 14 17 14 16 11 18 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Like 65% 62% 63% 64% 68% 58% 67% 62% Don't Like 19 22 23 16 19 27 19 22 DK/NA 16 16 14 20 13 16 14 17 20. And regardless of how you feel about Michael Bloomberg as a person, would you say you like or don't like most of Michael Bloomberg's policies? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Like 49% 46% 52% 48% 54% 41% 47% 44% Don't Like 45 45 43 47 40 54 47 52 DK/NA 6 9 5 6 6 5 6 4 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Like 50% 47% 39% 60% 54% 38% 53% 46% Don't Like 44 50 52 34 42 60 42 48 DK/NA 5 3 10 6 4 2 5 7 21. Would you call Michael Bloomberg's nearly ten years as Mayor mainly a success or mainly a failure? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Success 63% 65% 66% 61% 68% 64% 60% 58% Failure 26 27 22 32 24 26 26 31 DK/NA 10 8 11 7 7 10 14 11 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Success 64% 67% 56% 68% 69% 52% 66% 61% Failure 25 27 31 22 23 36 27 26 DK/NA 11 6 13 10 8 11 7 13 22. Do you think Mayor Bloomberg is doing a better job in his third term than he did in his first two terms, a worse job, or about the same job as he did in his first two terms? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Better job 8% 6% 8% 8% 5% 6% 14% 4% Worse job 45 54 43 48 48 42 43 53 About the same 44 38 47 41 44 51 42 41 DK/NA 3 2 2 4 3 1 2 2 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Better job 9% 7% 9% 8% 7% 6% 9% 7% Worse job 39 45 46 43 43 57 49 42 About the same 51 43 43 45 47 36 39 49 DK/NA 1 5 2 4 2 - 3 2 TREND: Do you think Mayor Bloomberg is doing a better job in his third term than he did in his first two terms, a worse job, or about the same job as he did in his first two terms? Jul 27 May 11 2011 2011 Better job 8 3 Worse job 45 47 About the same 44 48 DK/NA 3 2 23. Do you think the news media has been tougher on Mayor Bloomberg in his third term than in his first two terms, easier on Mayor Bloomberg, or has the news media been treating Mayor Bloomberg about the same way in his third term as they did in his first two terms? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Tougher 29% 34% 29% 24% 31% 23% 33% 30% Easier 9 6 8 10 7 9 9 7 About the same 54 51 56 55 57 62 48 56 DK/NA 8 9 7 10 5 5 10 7 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Tougher 32% 24% 27% 35% 25% 34% 28% 29% Easier 8 7 10 10 9 10 11 7 About the same 54 60 54 47 58 54 53 55 DK/NA 6 9 9 8 8 2 8 8 24. Do you think Mayor Bloomberg has lost his focus or kept his focus during his third term? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Lost focus 43% 51% 42% 44% 40% 49% 40% 47% Kept focus 49 44 51 48 53 47 52 48 DK/NA 8 5 7 8 7 5 8 6 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Lost focus 42% 44% 44% 35% 49% 49% 43% 44% Kept focus 51 45 48 56 45 48 50 48 DK/NA 8 11 8 9 5 3 8 8 TREND: Do you think Mayor Bloomberg has lost his focus or kept his focus during his third term? Jul 27 May 11 2011 2011 Lost focus 43 50 Kept focus 49 42 DK/NA 8 8 28. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bloomberg is handling the public schools? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Approve 32% 42% 30% 34% 36% 27% 32% 27% Disapprove 58 48 60 57 51 68 62 66 DK/NA 10 10 10 9 13 5 6 6 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Approve 29% 26% 32% 35% 36% 25% 38% 28% Disapprove 69 64 59 53 55 69 53 62 DK/NA 2 10 9 12 9 6 9 10 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bloomberg is handling the public schools? (*Low Approve also 25% Mar 2011) (**High Disapprove also 64% Mar 2011) APPROVE....... DIS.. High Low High Jul 27 May 11 Mar 18 Nov 23 Jul 29 May 11 May 11 2011 2011 2011 2010 2009 2011* 2011** Approve 32 25 25 41 57 25 25 Disapprove 58 64 64 48 30 64 64 DK/NA 10 11 11 11 13 11 11 29. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bloomberg is handling the city budget? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Approve 42% 41% 42% 45% 54% 36% 30% 36% Disapprove 49 53 49 45 37 58 65 55 DK/NA 9 6 9 10 9 5 5 9 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Approve 38% 34% 38% 49% 47% 39% 49% 36% Disapprove 55 59 53 40 43 53 44 53 DK/NA 7 7 9 11 10 9 7 11 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bloomberg is handling the city budget? (*High also 55% Jan 2009) APPROVE....... High Low Jul 27 May 11 Mar 18 Jun 30 May 21 Feb 17 May 07 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 2010* 2003 Approve 42 36 37 45 47 55 28 Disapprove 49 52 53 47 44 35 63 DK/NA 9 12 10 9 9 10 9
