Poll: Moreland awareness grows, trust in Cuomo dips

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Laura Nahmias

ALBANY—Voters are increasingly becoming familiar with a scandal over the Cuomo administration’s handling of the Moreland Commission, and they are losing trust in Governor Andrew Cuomo, although they’re still likely to re-elect him, a new Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday shows.

The poll is the third such survey conducted since Cuomo’s administration came under fire in connection with his office’s handling of the Moreland Commission, the ethics panel Cuomo created and abruptly shuttered in April this year. The circumstances surrounding its closure are the subject of an ongoing investigation by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.

Initial polls showed only about a third of voters had heard of the Moreland Commission or its work, but the Quinnipiac poll showed increasing familiarity with Moreland among the state’s voters, 51 percent of whom now say they’ve heard or read something about the scandal.

Now, 83 percent of voters say they believe corruption is either a “very serious” or “somewhat serious” problem in New York State, and 53 percent said they think Cuomo is doing either a “poor” or “not so good” job at cleaning up corruption, the poll showed.

http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/albany/2014/08/8551066/poll-moreland-awareness-grows-trust-cuomo-dips

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1. Teachout Campaign Likes What It Sees In Q-Poll

Nick Reisman


Zephyr Teachout may be largely unknown to voters, but her campaign says that’s beside the point.

Teachout, who is running a Democratic primary campaign against Gov. Andrew Cuomo, is unknown to 85 percent of voters, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released on Wednesday.

http://www.nystateofpolitics.com/2014/08/teachout-campaign-likes-what-it-sees-in-q-poll/

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2. DiNapoli, Schneiderman, enjoying comfortable leads over Republican challengers

By James Gormley

Like Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the other Democratic statewide officials up for reelection in November are facing comfortable leads over their Republican challengers.

Cuomo tops Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, the Republican challenger, 56 – 28 percent, virtually unchanged from a 57 – 28 percent lead in a May 21 survey by the independent Quinnipiac University.

http://www.legislativegazette.com/Articles-Top-Stories-c-2014-08-20-88935.113122-DiNapoli-Schneiderman-enjoying-comfortable-leads-over-Republican-challengers.html

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3. Cahill: Schneiderman doesn’t need to be mum on Moreland

http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2014/08/20/cahill-schneiderman-doesnt-need-to-be-mum-on-moreland/

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4. ‘Tough’ Cahill’s 1st Ad Links Schneiderman To Moreland (Updated)

http://www.nystateofpolitics.com/2014/08/tough-cahills-1st-ad-links-schneiderman-to-moreland/