New Yorkers have apparently not abandoned hope for former Gov. Andrew Cuomo just yet, as he trails current Gov. Kathy Hochul in a new poll of Empire State voters.
In an Emerson College-Hill survey, Hochul boasted 37% of Democratic voter support in a hypothetical gubernatorial primary, while Cuomo received only slightly less at 33%. None of the other nominees listed received double-digit support.
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In the absence of Cuomo, Hochul received 42% of the vote, far surpassing any of the other nominees.
Cuomo held the highest support among black voters in the poll, while Hochul was more popular among whites and Hispanics.
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According to the survey, if Cuomo were to run for attorney general, he would trail current officeholder Letitia James by a much larger margin of 12 points.
“While voters trust the investigation’s findings and do not want Cuomo to reenter office, he still holds significant support among a base of Democratic primary voters,” said Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling.
Despite speculation of another run for office, Cuomo has not made his future plans known.
The former governor recently made a campaign-like stop at a Brooklyn church, his first public appearance since resigning in disgrace after being accused of sexual harassment and sexual assault by multiple women.
“I’ve learned a powerful lesson and paid a very high price for learning that lesson. God isn’t finished with me yet,” he said at God’s Battalion of Prayer Church last week.
“They broke my heart, but they didn’t break my spirit. I want to take the energy that could have made me bitter and make us better,” he added, possibly hinting at a return to politics.
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The poll was conducted from March 9-10 and surveyed 1,000 New York voters, including 504 Democratic primary voters.
