Clinton Tops de Blasio In New York City Mayor's Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds

[brooklynite]

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Source: Quinnipiac Polling Institute

In a very hypothetical race for New York City Mayor, Hillary Clinton, running as an independent, tops incumbent Bill de Blasio, running as a Democrat, 49 - 30 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

Mayor de Blasio gets a divided 45 - 46 percent job approval rating, little changed from a 47 - 47 percent approval rating in a November 16 survey by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University. The mayor does not deserve reelection, New York City voters say 49 - 42 percent.

While he tops possible challengers in a hypothetical Democratic primary, de Blasio falls short of the 40 percent needed to avoid a primary run-off. And former City Council Speaker Christine Quinn or City Comptroller Scott Stringer would be serious challengers running as independent candidates in a general election face-off.

Results for a hypothetical Democratic primary show:
De Blasio - 35 percent;
Former City Council Speaker Christine Quinn - 11 percent;
City Comptroller Scott Stringer - 9 percent;
U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries - 8 percent;
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. - 5 percent;
State Sen. Tony Avella - 1 percent.

Read more: https://poll.qu.edu/new-york-city/release-detail?ReleaseID=2418

[NWCorona]

1. Do you think Hillary will run for mayor?

[blm]

2. This is how GOP strategists manipulate media and public. They commission 'polls' intended to

further divide Democrats. They do it after EVERY election cycle.

They did it to every Dem nominee after a national race. It's to bring their numbers down and cause Dem infighting.

It's a way to keep division in the party at a time when the party's voters are feeling most helpless and vulnerable and most easily led into assigning blame from within.

It keeps you off the GOP's back and fighting each other.

People need to stop being stupid and proving the GOP is smart to continue this strategy.

[Sunlei]

10. Thank you! Last election the divide & win by a few votes- killed the D party.

Tactic worked very well for Republican party.

I expect Republican party to target to get rid of every D, Mayors/Governors to Congress/Senators- Ds have left.

[brooklynite]

12. Do you have any actual evidence that this was commissioned by Republicans?

Reports here are that, which Clinton doesn't plan to run, her people haven't tried to tamp down the chatter.

[Jose Garcia]

13. Hillary could put an end this story easily

All she has to do is say that she has no intention of running and that she supports Mayor de Blasio's reelection. Instead she has let this thing bubble up in the media for the past two weeks.

[left-of-center2012]

3. If I were Hillary ...

I'd be so sick of politics I'd move to rural New Zealand and write a "tell all book".

[deurbano]

5. I'd LOVE to read that book!

[left-of-center2012]

9. I hope each of the Obamas write a book

But would Michelle address the racist comments against her?

[ananda]

4. This is so crazy!

Words fail.

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. "Hillary, running as *gaaak* an independent"

That is sooooo rich.

I thought we despised independents around here.

[geek tragedy]

7. She's not running for mayor, good grief this is silly nt

[FBaggins]

8. It doesn't look like there's a Republican in the poll

If two Democrats decide to split the base... there absolutely will be a Republican challenger ready to take advantage of the strategic error.

[name not needed]

11. At this point, a potato would win over De Blasio.

[DonViejo]

14. Locking...

Results for a hypothetical Democratic primary are not LBN...maybe creative speculation or the DU Lounge