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Bloomberg Rolling Over Thompson in New Survey
City Room —
With Election Day just eight days away, the B word is suddenly being mentioned as a possibility: blowout. So suggests Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute , which released a poll on Monday morning showing that Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is ahead of William C. Thompson Jr. by 18 percentage points among likely voters — 53 percent to 35 percent. That solidifies a poll taken last week [pdf] by the Marist Institute for Public Opinion , which found Mr. Bloomberg’s lead to be 16 percentage points. “It’s ...
SSP Daily Digest: 10/26
Swing State Project —
... challenging Dem incumbent Paul Nichols in a very competitive race, may face criminal charges for giving out Nichols' Social Security number on a mailer to over 15,000 area residents.
? ME-Init: Another poll from Pan Atlantic SMS of Question 1 in Maine on gay marriage. They find 42 yes and 53 no (with "no" being a vote in favor of continuing gay marriage), not much changed from their September poll (43-52) but the most optimistic numbers we've seen yet here.
? Mayors: In New York City, Quinnipiac finds incumbent Michael Bloomberg (the $85 million man) with a ...
Polling and Political Wrap-Up, 10/26/09
Daily Kos —
... Aside from the two gubernatorial races and the special election to replace Republican John McHugh in NY-23, there are a number of other races with new data over the weekend. A new poll out of the New York Mayoral Election shows that the ...
Thompson blasts Rudy, Bloomberg again
GOP 12 —
... and he has hit some low points with his ads and some of the other things. Do you feel this will carry over into the election? There are some people who won’t forgive that. It’s not only insulting in the African American and other communities, but there are people in Borough Park, because I was there later in the day, who just said they couldn’t believe he would try that in this community. Thompson's going to need a whole lot of that to carry over to the election. In the most recent Quinnipiac poll, Bloomberg leads by 18%.
Bloomberg's Lead Narrows Slightly, Poll Shows
City Room —
... on Monday morning, one day before New York voters choose the next mayor. Mr. Bloomberg, who is seeking a third term, leads Mr. Thompson, the city comptroller, 50 percent to 38 percent among likely voters with 10 percent still undecided, the poll found. That is a smaller gap than was found in a Quinnipiac poll last week that showed the mayor with a lead of 18 percentage points . Although Mr. Thompson has repeatedly criticized Mr. Bloomberg for upending the term limits law so he could run again and for the vast amount of money the mayor is spending on his campaign, Mr. ...
Bloomberg v. Thompson: The Mayoral Contest That Wasn't
TPM Election Central —
... lukewarm -- and didn't even mention Thompson by name.
When asked earlier this month who Obama supports, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said, "The president is the leader of the Democratic Party, and as that would support the Democratic nominee."
The poll numbers reflect the steep hill Thompson faces.
Numbers released today by Quinnipiac University show Bloomberg up by 12 points, 50 to 38. Although the gap is closing -- a week ago Quinnipiac showed Bloomberg up by 18 points -- it still doesn't look good.
Bloomberg has used his ...
