Poll: NY voters draw blank about AG race
Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice. (May 17, 2010) Credit: Newsday/Audrey C. Tiernan
A poll shows most New York voters have no idea who they want for attorney general or even who’s running.
The Quinnipiac University poll shows 81 percent of Democrats didn’t know who they will vote for in the primary and only 3 percent could name any candidates.
When given names, 11 percent favored Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice, 5 percent Assemblyman Richard Brodsky, 4 percent state Sen. Eric Schneiderman, 3 percent attorney Sean Coffey and 2 percent former state Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo.
The Republican nominee is Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan.
The poll released Wednesday questioned 1,165 New Yorkers between last Tuesday and Monday. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.9 percentage points.
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Out East with Doug Geed: Wine harvests, a fish market, baked treats and poinsettias NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses.
