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Cooled on Kennedy
Taylor Marsh — ... It’s almost official. After soaring in yesterday’s hearing, there is a party for HRC tonight. Tomorrow the vote. Then it will be time for her to resign her Senate seat, right about the time New Yorkers seem to have cooled on Kennedy. ...

Poll: Cuomo Tops Kennedy
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... From Quinnipiac University poll: New York AG Cuomo is the first choice of 31% of state residents for Clinton's Senate seat. 24% prefer Caroline Kennedy. But more New Yorkers think Gov. Paterson will choose Kennedy over Cuomo, 38% to 33%. Dates conducted: Jan. 8-12. Error margin: 2.4 points.       ...

Cuomo Leads Kennedy Among N.Y. Voters in Poll
News — ... New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo (D), a possible Senate appointee, now has more support among his state's voters than Caroline Kennedy in a Quinnipiac poll . Cuomo gets the backing of 31 percent of voters while Kennedy receives just 24 percent, despite her overt campaigning for the Senate post. Gov. David Paterson (D-N.Y.) must choose someone to replace Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) once she is confirmed to become secretary of State. Other possible appointees are far behind Cuomo and Kennedy in the poll. Rep. Carolyn Maloney received 6 percent, Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand ...

Kennedy Fades, But Still May Get Job
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com — Caroline Kennedy's less than spectacular entrance into the political fray - including a series of "you know"-filled interviews which drew criticism and ridicule in the press - has taken its toll on public opinion. A new Quinnipiac poll shows that voters in New York state now prefer Andrew Cuomo over Caroline Kennedy as the appointee to take Hillary Clinton's soon-to-be vacated Senate seat, though a plurality of New Yorkers believe Governor David Paterson will choose Kennedy anyway. In the latest survey Kennedy trails Cuomo by seven points, 24% to 31%. This represents an ...

Wednesday's campaign round-up
Political Animal — ... with Gov. David Paterson for the Senate vacancy. * If Paterson is taking public opinion into consideration, a new Quinnipiac poll shows New Yorkers preferring Cuomo for the gig over Caroline Kennedy, 31% to 24%. * Democratic leaders ...

What's David Paterson Waiting For?
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right — If he were going to name Caroline Kennedy to the Senate, wouldn't it have happened already? People have made the comparison to Sarah Palin, but this feels more Harriet Miers-ish, as in the longer someone is left out there hanging, the more manifest the problems with their credentials, and the less likely they'll get appointed because of inertia alone. Quinnipiac is out with a poll showing Andrew Cuomo preferred 31-24 over Kennedy; this is noteworthy because Kennedy had been slightly ahead of Cuomo in a Quinnipiac poll in December. And this is not the only ...

Caroline Kennedy Fades In New York Senate Poll - Andrew Cuomo Now Preferred
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... In the latest Quinnipiac Poll, Caroline Kennedy has cooled with New York State voters and now more voters prefer New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. ...

All Is Not Schlossberg
Hotline On Call Part Deux — ... A new poll released this a.m. shows a drop in support among NY RVs for Caroline Kennedy's (D) appointment to the U.S. Senate. The new survey from Quinnipiac Univ. comes amid appeals from NY Dems for Gov. David Paterson (D) to appoint another candidate. ...

NY-Sen: Kennedy's slow fade continues
Daily Kos — Quinnipiac Univ. 1/8-12. Registered voters. MoE 2.4% (12/23/08 results) Who do you think Governor Paterson should pick to replace Hillary Clinton in the United States Senate - Caroline Kennedy, Andrew Cuomo, Kirsten Gillibrand, Carolyn Maloney, Steve Israel or ...

Today, on As the Senate Appointment Turns
Firedoglake — ... Based on the timing, it doesn't seem as if the governor was basing his decision on Wednesday's Quinnipiac Poll, which showed that New Yorkers preferred Andrew Cuomo and did not think that Ms. Kennedy was qualified to be Senator, but did think that Governor Paterson was likely to appoint her anyway.  ...

Paterson Hits Low; Cuomo Solidifies His Standing
The Atlantic Politics Channel — ... and Jan. 14, back when he was under consideration as a potential replacement for Hillary Clinton in the Senate, 32 percent of New Yorkers hadn't heard enough about Cuomo to say whether they viewed him favorably or not. Today, that figure has dropped to 17 percent, while his favorability rating has climbed from 57 percent to 63 percent (even as his unfavorable ratings rose from 10 percent to 17 percent). ...