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July 25, 2001 - Bloomberg Narrows Gap, But Trails All Four Dems Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Badillo Does Not Run As Well Against Dems


Republican mayoral candidate Michael Bloomberg has closed the gap against any of the four Democratic candidates, but still trails any Democrat, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.
In a June 7 poll by the independent Quinnipiac University, Bloomberg trailed any of the four Democrats by margins of 2 -1 or more.
In this latest poll, possible general election matchups show:
City Council Speaker Peter Vallone over Bloomberg 53 - 28 percent, with 16 percent undecided, down from 61 - 18 percent June 7; Public Advocate Mark Green over Bloomberg 54 - 28 percent, with 15 percent undecided, down from 62 - 20 percent; City Comptroller Alan Hevesi over Bloomberg 51 - 29 percent, with 17 percent undecided, down from 58 - 21 percent; Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer over Bloomberg 48 - 33 percent, with 17 percent undecided, down from 55 - 25 percent.

From July 17 - 23, Quinnipiac University surveyed 913 New York City registered voters, with a margin of error of +/- 3.2 percent. The survey includes 560 registered Democrats with a margin of error of +/- 4.1 percent.
"If he has enough time and spends enough money, Michael Bloomberg just might make this an interesting mayoral race," said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.
"Bloomberg has covered a lot of ground in six weeks - spending a reported $8 million. There's three months and lots of millions still to go. Bloomberg still must get past Herman Badillo in the Republican Primary," Carroll added.
If Badillo wins the Republican nomination for mayor, possible matchups are:
Ferrer over Badillo 54 - 21 percent; Hevesi over Badillo 59 - 20 percent; Green over Badillo 62 - 20 percent; Vallone over Badillo 61 - 19 percent.

Little has changed in the Democratic primary line-up, where Green leads with 30 percent, followed by Ferrer with 18 percent, Hevesi with 17 percent, and 16 percent for Vallone, with 18 percent undecided.
Mayor Rudolph Giuliani gets a 50 - 40 percent approval rating, unchanged for months. By a 39 - 36 percent margin, New York City voters have a favorable opinion of Mayor Giuliani, with 23 percent mixed and 2 percent saying they don't know enough to form an opinion. Favorability ratings for mayoral candidates are:
Favorable Unfavorable Mixed No Opinion Ferrer 31% 16% 21% 31% Green 40 15 20 25 Hevesi 31 10 24 35 Vallone 31 10 26 32 Bloomberg 21 15 21 43 Herman Badillo 15 18 19 47
"Bloomberg is buying every available minute of TV time he can, and the other guys have been around forever. Yet only Mark Green breaks 40 percent on the favorability chart," Carroll said.
The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, conducts public opinion surveys in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut as a public service and for research.
For additional data -- www.quinnipiac.edu or call (203) 582-5201
1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Rudolph Giuliani is handling his job as Mayor?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp Men Wom Approve 50% 86% 41% 54% 63% 25% 43% 56% 46% Disapprove 40 12 48 34 28 63 45 37 42 DK/NA 10 3 11 12 8 12 13 7 13
3. Is your opinion of former Chairman of the City University of New York Herman Badillo favorable, unfavorable, mixed, or haven't you heard enough about him?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp Men Wom Favorable 15% 24% 11% 18% 17% 9% 18% 16% 14% Unfavorable 18 12 19 17 14 20 23 22 15 Mixed 19 21 19 19 23 16 15 20 18 Hvn't hrd enough 47 44 49 45 45 54 43 41 52 REFUSED 1 - 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
4. Is your opinion of media company owner Michael Bloomberg favorable, unfavorable, mixed, or haven't you heard enough about him?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp Men Wom Favorable 21% 42% 14% 25% 28% 10% 10% 22% 20% Unfavorable 15 5 18 12 15 16 13 19 12 Mixed 21 13 22 23 24 16 18 22 21 Hvn't hrd enough 43 40 45 39 32 57 58 36 47 REFUSED 1 - 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
5. Is your opinion of Mayor Rudolph Giuliani favorable, unfavorable, mixed, or haven't you heard enough about him?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp Men Wom Favorable 39% 77% 27% 46% 50% 16% 32% 46% 34% Unfavorable 36 11 44 29 25 59 38 31 39 Mixed 23 10 26 24 23 24 25 21 24 Hvn't hrd enough 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 2 2 REFUSED 1 1 1 - - - 1 - 1
6. Is your opinion of Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer favorable, unfavorable, mixed, or haven't you heard enough about him?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp Men Wom Favorable 31% 15% 35% 30% 19% 42% 53% 28% 33% Unfavorable 16 32 11 20 22 9 7 24 10 Mixed 21 19 22 18 20 22 20 22 21 Hvn't hrd enough 31 34 30 30 39 25 17 25 35 REFUSED 1 - 1 1 - 1 2 1 1
7. Is your opinion of City Controller Alan Hevesi favorable, unfavorable, mixed, or haven't you heard enough about him?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp Men Wom Favorable 31% 18% 38% 21% 32% 32% 24% 33% 30% Unfavorable 10 26 6 10 13 6 8 15 7 Mixed 24 22 22 29 23 27 21 23 24 Hvn't hrd enough 35 33 32 40 32 34 46 29 39 REFUSED 1 - 1 - - 1 1 1 -
8. Is your opinion of Public Advocate Mark Green favorable, unfavorable, mixed, or haven't you heard enough about him?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp Men Wom Favorable 40% 18% 48% 34% 35% 54% 35% 40% 40% Unfavorable 15 31 8 20 21 5 9 23 9 Mixed 20 23 20 19 22 18 17 17 22 Hvn't hrd enough 25 28 23 26 22 22 38 20 28 REFUSED 1 - 1 - - 1 1 1 -
9. Is your opinion of City Council Speaker Peter Vallone favorable, unfavorable, mixed, or haven't you heard enough about him?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp Men Wom Favorable 31% 31% 34% 26% 29% 37% 30% 35% 29% Unfavorable 10 16 8 13 11 8 10 13 8 Mixed 26 22 27 24 27 27 23 26 26 Hvn't hrd enough 32 31 30 36 32 28 36 25 36 REFUSED 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 1 1
14. If the election for Mayor were being held today, and the candidates were (Peter Vallone/Mark Green/Alan Hevesi/Fernando Ferrer) the Democrat, and Herman Badillo the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp Men Wom Vallone 61% 25% 72% 53% 52% 80% 64% 59% 61% Badillo 19 50 10 25 24 9 18 23 16 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 1 1 2 - 2 2 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 7 3 2 4 2 3 2 4 DK/NA 16 17 13 20 19 9 13 13 18 Green 62% 18% 79% 52% 51% 86% 64% 59% 64% Badillo 20 60 8 27 28 4 19 25 16 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 2 1 2 2 - 3 3 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 7 2 1 4 1 1 3 2 DK/NA 14 14 11 18 15 9 13 10 17 Hevesi 59% 19% 74% 50% 51% 75% 62% 57% 61% Badillo 20 52 10 26 25 10 19 25 16 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 6 2 2 3 3 4 2 4 DK/NA 16 20 13 19 18 11 13 14 18 Ferrer 54% 14% 70% 41% 39% 79% 70% 51% 56% Badillo 21 61 10 29 30 6 17 26 18 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 1 3 3 - 1 3 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 8 4 4 6 2 1 4 5 DK/NA 18 14 15 23 21 13 11 16 20
10. If the election for Mayor were being held today, and the candidates were (Peter Vallone/Mark Green/Alan Hevesi/Fernando Ferrer) the Democrat, and Michael Bloomberg the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp Men Wom Vallone 53% 16% 68% 39% 45% 69% 60% 50% 54% Bloomberg 28 71 15 38 35 15 20 33 24 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 - 2 1 1 2 3 1 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 2 DK/NA 16 11 13 20 17 11 16 13 18 Green 54% 12% 69% 44% 43% 78% 60% 50% 56% Bloomberg 28 76 15 35 38 9 21 33 24 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 - 1 1 1 - 3 2 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 2 2 DK/NA 15 10 13 17 15 12 14 12 16 Hevesi 51% 9% 67% 39% 43% 70% 58% 50% 52% Bloomberg 29 76 16 38 38 11 25 35 25 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 1 2 2 1 4 2 1 2 DK/NA 17 14 15 20 17 14 15 14 19 Ferrer 48% 10% 62% 37% 32% 71% 68% 43% 51% Bloomberg 33 78 19 45 47 10 21 42 27 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 2 2 2 3 2 1 2 2 DK/NA 17 10 17 16 17 17 10 13 19
18. (If registered Democrat) If the Democratic Primary for New York City Mayor were being held today, and the candidates were Fernando Ferrer, Peter Vallone, Mark Green and Alan Hevesi for whom would you vote?
REGISTERED DEMOCRATS............ Tot Wht Blk Hisp Men Wom Ferrer 18% 8% 14% 50% 17% 19% Vallone 16 23 9 7 19 14 Green 30 29 38 21 34 28 Hevesi 17 20 16 9 16 18 SMONE ELSE (VOL) - - 1 - - - WLDN'T VOTE (VOL) 1 - - 2 - 1 DK/NA 18 19 22 11 14 21