New York State (NY) Poll * September 11, 2006 * Cuomo At 50 Percent Among Like - Quinnipiac University

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September 11, 2006 - Cuomo At 50 Percent Among Likely Dem Voters, Quinnipiac University New York State Poll Finds; Spitzer Has 6-1 Lead In Primary

Former Federal Housing Secretary Andrew Cuomo leads former New York City Public Advocate Mark Green 50 - 31 percent among New York State likely Democratic primary voters in the race for State Attorney General, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Sean Maloney gets 7 percent, with 11 percent undecided.
This compares to a 48 - 35 percent Cuomo lead in an August 23 poll by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University.
Attorney General Eliot Spitzer leads Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi 79 - 12 percent among likely voters in the Democratic primary for Governor.
Running for reelection, U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton leads Jonathan Tasini 85 - 9 percent in the Democratic primary.
"The contest between Andrew Cuomo and Mark Green for Attorney General is the only race even close to close in tomorrow's Democratic primary," said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "As always, it will come down to turnout."
From September 5 - 10, Quinnipiac University surveyed 613 New York State likely Democratic primary voters with a margin of error of +/- 4 percent.
The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida and nationwide as a public service and for research.
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1. If the 2006 Democratic primary for state Attorney General were being held today and the candidates were Mark Green, Andrew Cuomo, and Sean Patrick Maloney for whom would you vote? (If undecided q1) As of today, do you lean more toward Green, Cuomo, or Maloney? This table includes Leaners.
LIKELY DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY VOTERS.......... Tot Men Wom UpS NYC Sub Green 31% 35% 29% 22% 40% 25% Cuomo 50 52 49 61 45 48 Maloney 7 7 6 6 5 12 SMONE ELSE(VOL) - - - 1 - - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) - - - - - - DK/NA 11 6 16 10 11 15
2. If the 2006 Democratic primary for governor were being held today and the candidates were Thomas Suozzi and Eliot Spitzer for whom would you vote? (If undecided q2) As of today, do you lean more toward Suozzi or Spitzer? This table includes Leaners.
LIKELY DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY VOTERS.......... Tot Men Wom UpS NYC Sub Suozzi 12% 15% 9% 7% 13% 17% Spitzer 79 78 80 85 79 72 SMONE ELSE(VOL) - - - - - - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) - - - - - - DK/NA 9 7 10 7 9 11
3. If the 2006 Democratic primary for senator were being held today and the candidates were Hillary Rodham Clinton and Jonathan Tasini for whom would you vote?(If undecided q3) As of today, do you lean more toward Clinton or Tasini? This table includes Leaners.
LIKELY DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY VOTERS.......... Tot Men Wom UpS NYC Sub Clinton 85% 83% 88% 85% 88% 81% Tasini 9 13 5 10 6 14 SMONE ELSE(VOL) - - 1 1 - 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) - - - - - - DK/NA 5 4 6 4 6 4