PPP NY Senate Poll: Caroline Kennedy 41%, Andrew Cuomo 23%

[TeamJordan23]

Kennedy Top Choice for New York Democrats

Raleigh, N.C. – Caroline Kennedy is the most popular pick with New York Democrats as Hillary Clinton’s replacement in the Senate, the newest survey from Public Policy Polling finds.

44% say she’s their top choice, with another 24% saying she’s their second choice from a list of potential candidates. The only other potential appointee to break double figures is Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, who was the top pick for 23% of respondents and the second with 35%. The other six candidates polled, including four members of Congress and two prominent local government officials, were the favored choice with anywhere from 3 to 6% of those surveyed.

Kennedy and Cuomo are each very popular with New York Democrats. Kennedy is viewed favorably by 75% and unfavorably by just 11%. Cuomo has a 76% approval rating in his work as Attorney General with just 9% unhappy with his job performance. “It’s clear that Caroline Kennedy and Andrew Cuomo are the only candidates under serious consideration who have much name recognition,” said Dean Debnam, President of Public Policy Polling. “The good news for David Paterson is that both of them are very popular with the Democratic base, and he couldn’t really go wrong by appointing either of them.”

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_NY_1209.pdf

[ShortnFiery]

1. Right, because what's MOST important in NY State like CA Govenorship is "celebrity." eom

[pnwmom]

10. Why is it okay to back Al Franken but not Kennedy? Isn't he more of a celebrity?

[cali]

11. uh, there's a difference between RUNNING for office and being APPOINTED

Embarassing that this even needs to be pointed out.

[pnwmom]

15. She's not being appointed for life, just to fill out a term. If she wants to stay,

she'll have to run like everyone else.

[cali]

16. oh please. incumbency is a huge advantage. That's why the gov

should appoint a place holder. Would she even be considered if not for her family name? Not. A. Chance.

[pnwmom]

20. The Rethugs certainly want him to appoint a placeholder, to give their guy

a better chance.

I'd rather give an edge to a progressive Democrat.

[onenote]

38. incumbency is not a "huge" advantage for appointed senators

Since 1970, there have been 30 appointed senators. Twelve subsequently won election, eleven lost, and seven for one reason or another didn't run.


Incumbency is a big advantage for elected incumbents. For appointed senators? Not so much apparently.

[ShortnFiery]

18. Did I ever claim to back Al Franken? But he's not the "cult of personality" type that is "Kennedy"

[pnwmom]

21. Caroline doesn't strike me as a typical Kennedy. I don't think the cult types

are in love with her.

But she's a very accomplished, very solid woman who has the connections to easily put an organization together. And she'll have no trouble fundraising. I think she's NY's best bet for retaining a Democrat in Hillary's spot.

[jhrobbins]

22. I agree!!

[ShortnFiery]

24. Yes, calling her simply "Caroline" suggests to me what you may think is IMPORTANT .... :(

for a legislative LEADER, i.e., celebrity and birthright.

[pnwmom]

26. Talk about jumping to conclusions based on nothing. I've called lots of

politicians by their first names at times, including Barack, Dennis, and Hillary.

[ShortnFiery]

27. I'm sorry, but it's SAD that you are supporting the notion of a "Ruling Political Class."

It's just sad - I'm disappointed in many here but it won't be the first time.

Have a nice night! I'm sure "Caroline" is saying her prayers for the benefit of all "struggling" New Yorkers. GENETIC wise, she has the birthright of NOBILITY and we should not deny her destiny. :puke: :eyes:

[pnwmom]

28. Why should she be excluded because she shares some of the same genes

as other Kennedys?

Why should her relatives count against her?

[ShortnFiery]

29. Excluded? Hell no! Let's place her to the front of the line because she's NOBILTY

due to GENETICS. :crazy: :puke:

[pnwmom]

33. Who can you recommend in NY State who has better fund raising capability?

Who, as a freshman, would immediately have more influence and respect than she would?

Who has a personal connection with Obama and his administration?

Who also has a strong record supporting progressive issues?

[Captain Hilts]

30. Like first ladies, Kennedys are referred to by first names to differentiate. nt

[Cha]

2. New Yorkers like her

for the job..imagine that!

[Grateful for Hope]

3. True

imagine that!

[Smarmie Doofus]

4. It's hard ot believe that in a state this large....

... this is the best we can do.

I'd like to see Paterson break the mold and appoint someone from outside the political world, altogether. Someone from academia , perhaps. Or even from the judiciary. Or education. ( but not Klein ).

How about a US prosecutor like Mary Jo White?

[TeamJordan23]

5. Caroline is outside the political world. nm

[GarbagemanLB]

8. Dynasty. This isn't Great Britain.

[Canuckistanian]

13. Like hell she is

That last name is her golden key to the political world.

Not to say that she wouldn't be a great politician.

But everyone would KNOW she's part of a political dynasty.

[onenote]

39. how about we concentrate on electing someone who can win reelection

someone who has the name recognition and fundraising ability to keep the state in the Dem column?

[Occam Bandage]

6. And if we didn't have campaigns, Giuliani would have run away with the White House.

She's never run a campaign before. Patterson would be appointing her with only the blind hope that she possesses the traits that make a good campaigner as well as an effective legislator.

[WCGreen]

7. Exactly...

Let her run two years down the road...

[golpe]

9. I hear complaints that dynasties aren't good. Will anyone complain about Cuomo and Kennedy?

Who are related to big Democrats from the past? I often hear that Hillary can't be nominated to this and that because Clinton was already president and the limit of family members in office should be 1.

[pnwmom]

12. It doesn't bother me when family members follow each other into politics

any more than it does when they follow each other into the medical field, or the arts, or engineering. It's not unusual that kids who grow up surrounded by adults with strong interests come to share those interests.

All I care about is that we elect competent, intelligent, effective progressives. Who their parents or other relatives are doesn't concern me.

Welcome to DU!

[DCBob]

14. Caroline will be the next Senator of NY.

Good for her! IMO she will be great. She is smart, speaks well, looks well, is charismatic, knows exactly what she is getting herself into, has major connections, and appears to be honest and credible. What more would you want?

[cali]

17. I don't think she speaks terribly well at all.

And what I would want is no special advantages for someone based on the family name.

[DCBob]

19. Genetics is a powerful factor in politics...

and she has one of the best political genes. You could see it when she was campaigning with Obama. I think she will be great.

[Occam Bandage]

23. Eugenics ho!

[ShortnFiery]

25. F**k GENETICs and POLITICAL ROYALTY! There is NOT "a political caste system" in this Country.

If there is one forming ... LET'S NIP IT IN THE BUD?!?

[DCBob]

37. By genetics I mean actual genetics -- some people are natural born leaders and politicians..

The Kennedys, for better or worse, appear to have that set of genes.

[Captain Hilts]

32. Really!?!

[Captain Hilts]

31. Is being a great speaker that important? If it is, it shouldn't be. nt

[onenote]

40. but the reality is that a family name always is an advantage in politics - ask Al Gore

Al was in law school when his father's old congressional seat opened up. He won in a multi-candidate field by getting 32 percent of the vote. Without his family name, he would never have won that seat, never gone on to be Senator, Vice President and champion of the fight against climate change. Did Teddy Kennedy's name not help him? Was that a bad thing? When and if, as expected, Beau Biden runs, will folks complain that his resume is what it is because of his name? There are countless other examples.

If Caroline has the right stuff, she'll win in the primary and win in the GE. If not, like more than half of appointed Senators, she'll either decide not to run or be defeated in the primary or general in a couple of years.

[my3boyz]

34. If JFK Jr was alive today he would be shoe-in for the Senate position...

if he wanted it. He as the ultimate New Yorker! He was a pretty good speaker too...........I always thought he would probably be involved with politics on some level in the future. I was very sad when he died so suddenly...........

[Life Long Dem]

35. Perhaps Obama had a little say in this.

He did make a position available.

[H2O Man]

36. Yep.

I think that she is going to accept the Governor's offer.

[Augdog20]

41. Vote in my poll /Dislike idea of Kennedy royalty / aristocracy inheriting Clinton's senate seat?seat

Think that it smacks of aristocratic royalty for Caroline "no officeholder resume" Kennedy to become annointed senator?

Rep. Ackerman said that J. Lo. would make as good a senator.

Vote in my poll of your choice for NY senator replacement of Hillary Clinton:

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