October 12, 2008
Voters: Bloomberg would be good fit for governor
ALBANY - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg may not want
to be governor, but he hasn't convinced voters.
A Quinnipiac University Poll shows Bloomberg is the top choice for governor in 2010. The Democrat-turned-Republican-turned-independent was the choice of 30 percent of voters statewide in the poll. He was followed by former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a Republican, at 26 percent; Democratic Gov. David A. Paterson at 23 percent; and Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, at 15 percent.
Bloomberg, however, has repeatedly said he doesn't want to be governor. He's in his final days as mayor because of city term limits. "I am not and will not be a candidate for governor of the state of New York," he said yesterday in Washington.
Despite months of denials, Senate Republicans continue to raise his name as a possible contender for governor. Quinnipiac surveyed 1,388 New York voters from June 3-8. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.6 percentage points.
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