NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — A majority of New York voters do not want Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign, even as he faces two scandals relating to allegations of sexual harassment and claims he underreported COVID deaths in nursing homes, according to a new poll.
The Quinnipiac Poll, which was released Thursday, found Cuomo’s numbers were on the lower side, with 59% of New Yorkers saying they do not want him to seek a fourth term.
However, only 40% of those polled said he should resign, while 55% said he should not.
The majority of Democrats seem to be standing behind the governor, however, with only 21% saying he should leave office.
The poll was released after Gov. Cuomo addressed his sexual harassment scandal for the first time on Wednesday. In his address, the governor said he was “embarrassed” by his actions and apologized to anyone who he may have made uncomfortable.
Though, he also told reporters he has no intentions of resigning.
In terms of how New Yorkers view Cuomo’s handling of his job, the poll found the numbers have dropped significantly from May, when he was given a 72% approval rating.
On Thursday, the Quinnipiac Poll found 45% of respondents approved of Cuomo’s handling of his job, while 46% disapproved.
Cuomo’s numbers, however, improve when it comes to his handling of the pandemic, with 56% of respondents saying they approve and 41% who disapproved.
The poll is based on responses from 935 self-identified registered voters in New York and the data was gathered between March 2-3. Quinnipiac notes the poll has a margin of sampling error of 3.2 percentage points.
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