NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Gov. Kathy Hochul's job performance rating has plummeted to the "worst it's ever been," with nearly 60% disapproval, according to a new Siena College poll out Monday.
The Democrat's 44% favorability rating, meanwhile, is virtually unchanged from the previous month's 43%, with five specific job performance ratings indicating a negative rating, including 69% on crime and 63% on economic issues.
"Hochul’s overall job performance rating, the worst it’s ever been, is 21 points under water, after being 11 points under water last month and just two points under water at the start of the year," said Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg.
He continued, "As they have all year, Republicans give her an abysmal job performance rating, while independents also continue to give her a decidedly negative rating. Democrats are still positive, 55-42%, although that’s down from 63-33% last month."
Greenberg noted that crime and economic issues are "two top-of-mind concerns" for voters.
"The changes the Governor and Legislature made to the bail law – including giving judges more discretion on setting bail in certain instances – enjoy strong support from voters across the board, with at least 58% of voters of every party, region and race supporting the changes," he said.
However, according to the poll, a plurality of voters believe the changes will have no impact on crime rates.
The original bail reform bill remains widely unpopular with Republicans and independents, yet a narrow but growing margin of Democrats said the law has been good for the state.
When it comes to economic policies, 73% of voters support the state suspending the gas tax, while 63% oppose the state contributing $600 million to the Buffalo Bills for a new stadium.
"Uniting voters is their disapproval of the state kicking in $600 million for a new Buffalo Bills stadium. It’s opposed by at least 55% of every demographic group," the pollster noted.
Hochul, who faces a primary challenge in June, has a 60% to 16% favorability rating among Democrats, which is "far better than her primary opponents."
Democrats would elect Hochul to a full term with 62%, down from 71% last month.
"Overall, 45% of voters say they’d vote for ‘someone else’ in November if Hochul is the Democratic nominee, while 40% are prepared to elect her to a full term," Greenberg said.
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