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FOR RELEASE: JULY 25, 2012

NEW YORKERS LIKE CUOMO AS GOV, CLINTON AS PRESIDENT,

QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY POLL FINDS;

OBAMA, GILLIBRAND BURY GOP CHALLENGERS

New York State voters push Gov. Andrew Cuomos approval rating to a new high 73 16

percent, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. But voters are not ready to think

about Gov. Cuomo running for president in 2016 and say not-so-native daughter Hillary Clinton

would make a better president.

Cuomos 69 19 percent approval rating just among Republicans is much better than the

overall approval rating for any governor in the seven states surveyed by the independent

Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University.

Only 36 percent of New York State voters want Cuomo to run for president in 2016, while

39 percent say dont run, with 26 percent undecided. Cuomo would make a good president, voters

say 40 30 percent, with 30 percent undecided.

Secretary of State Clinton would make a good president, voters say 61 34 percent.

Clinton would make a better president than Cuomo, voters say 54 30 percent. The former

first lady leads 58 26 percent among women and 51 34 percent among men. Republicans pick

Cuomo 47 37 percent, while Clinton leads 67 21 percent among Democrats and 52 30

percent among independent voters.

New York voters dont accept father knows best when it comes to Gov. Andrew Cuomo

for President in 2016. Former governor and current First Father Mario Cuomo has floated the idea,

but New Yorkers clearly arent ready to talk yet about Andrew Cuomo and the White House in thesame breath, said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

Former Senator and now Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leads the 2016 guess list as we

do a little mid-summer speculation.

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Maurice Carroll, Director,Quinnipiac University PollingInstitute(203) 582-5334

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But New York State voters really like the man in Albany. The governor gets high marks

over 70 percent job approval for the second straight poll., Carroll added.

Presidential, U.S. Senate Races

In the race for the White House, President Barack Obama buries Gov. Mitt Romney among

New York State voters 55 32 percent. The president leads 86 7 percent among Democrats and

51 32 percent among independent voters, while Republicans back Romney 75 14 percent.

Obama leads 51 35 percent among men and 59 29 percent among women. White

voters are divided with 44 percent for Obama and 42 percent for Romney. Obama leads 93 2

percent among black voters and 72 14 percent among Hispanic voters. He leads by more than 20

percentage points among all income and age groups, except for his 18-point lead among voters

making more than $100,000 per year.

Romney leads 48 36 percent among white Catholics and 49 40 percent among white

Protestants.

Voters approve 57 38 percent of the job Obama is doing and give him a 57 35 percent

favorability rating. Romney gets a negative 28 45 percent favorability.

Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand tops Republican/Conservative

challenger Wendy Long 57 24 percent. Sen. Gillibrand leads 83 4 percent among Democrats

and 55 26 percent among independent voters while Long takes Republicans 58 21 percent.

New York State voters approve 54 20 percent of the job Gillibrand is doing and give her

a 44 16 percent favorability, with 39 percent who dont know enough about her to form an

opinion. For Long, 78 percent dont know enough about her to form an opinion.

In the race for the White House and the U.S. Senate, it looks as if you could color New

York blue and throw away the crayon. Both Democratic incumbents, President Barack Obama and

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, chalk up seemingly insurmountable leads, Carroll said.

From July 17 23, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,779 New York State voters with a

margin of error of +/- 2.3 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones.

The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public

opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia and

the nation as a public service and for research.

For more data or RSS feedhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml, call (203) 582-5201, or

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1. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were

Barack Obama the Democrat and Mitt Romney the Republican, for whom would you vote?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp

Obama 55% 14% 86% 51% 51% 59% 44% 93% 72%

Romney 32 75 7 32 35 29 42 2 14

SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 - 1 2 2 1 2 1 2

WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 - -

DK/NA 10 10 6 12 10 10 11 5 13

WHITE.................................

COLLEGE DEG Miltry

Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom HsHld

Obama 51% 40% 40% 36% 41% 47% 44%

Romney 40 43 49 48 46 38 40

SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 1 1 2 1 2

WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 2 - 2 2 1 1

DK/NA 6 13 9 13 9 12 14

COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME AGE IN YEARS.....

Yes No 100K 18-34 35-54 55+

Obama 59% 53% 59% 56% 56% 53% 57% 55% 55%

Romney 31 32 23 33 35 35 30 32 33

SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 1

WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1

DK/NA 7 12 16 7 7 8 10 10 10

TREND: If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were

Barack Obama the Democrat and Mitt Romney the Republican, for whom would you vote?

(2011 wording referenced "2012 election")

Jul 25 May 31 Apr 05 Feb 15 Dec 21

2012 2012 2012 2012 2011

Obama 55 56 56 52 53Romney 32 31 33 35 35

SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 2 2 3

WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 3 3 4 2

DK/NA 10 8 7 7 7

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2. Is your opinion of Barack Obama favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough

about him?


Favorable 57% 18% 84% 54% 53% 59% 46% 94% 69%

Unfavorable 35 76 10 36 40 32 47 1 18

Hvn't hrd enough 5 4 4 5 3 6 4 3 8

REFUSED 3 3 2 5 4 3 3 2 5

WHITE.................................

COLLEGE DEG MiltryYes No Prot Cath Men Wom HsHld

Favorable 53% 41% 42% 40% 42% 49% 48%

Unfavorable 44 50 51 55 53 43 42

Hvn't hrd enough 2 6 5 3 2 6 5

REFUSED 2 3 3 2 3 3 5


Yes No 100K 18-34 35-54 55+

Favorable 61% 54% 59% 58% 58% 55% 54% 60% 56%

Unfavorable 34 36 25 35 37 41 32 35 37

Hvn't hrd enough 2 7 13 4 1 1 8 3 4REFUSED 3 3 4 4 4 2 6 2 3

TREND: Is your opinion of Barack Obama favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough

about him?

FAVORABLE.....

High Low

Jul 25 May 31 Jan 18 Dec 24 Jun 11 Dec 24 Feb 14

2012 2012 2009 2008 2008 2008 2007

Favorable 57 57 71 74 55 74 44

Unfavorable 35 37 11 12 28 12 9

Hvn't hrd enough 5 3 16 11 14 11 46

REFUSED 3 3 2 2 3 2 1

3. Is your opinion of Mitt Romney favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough

about him?


Favorable 28% 64% 9% 27% 31% 25% 35% 4% 16%

Unfavorable 45 12 63 47 44 45 41 62 40

Hvn't hrd enough 24 21 25 22 21 27 21 29 39

REFUSED 3 3 2 4 4 3 2 5 4

WHITE.................................

COLLEGE DEG Miltry


Favorable 36% 35% 41% 41% 41% 31% 35%

Unfavorable 49 36 34 33 40 42 36

Hvn't hrd enough 13 27 22 24 17 24 24

REFUSED 3 2 3 2 2 3 5


Yes No 100K 18-34 35-54 55+

Favorable 28% 28% 24% 22% 31% 33% 23% 28% 30%

Unfavorable 54 39 40 44 50 48 43 43 47

Hvn't hrd enough 14 30 34 31 16 16 25 27 21

REFUSED 4 3 3 2 4 3 9 1 2

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TREND: Is your opinion of Mitt Romney favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough

about him?

Jul 25 May 31 Oct 3 Jun 20 Apr 5 Feb 14

2012 2012 2007 2007 2007 2007

Favorable 28 29 22 17 14 13

Unfavorable 45 47 28 22 16 14

Hvn't hrd enough 24 21 48 60 69 72

REFUSED 3 3 2 2 1 1

4. Compared to past presidential elections, how would you describe your level of

enthusiasm about voting in this year's presidential election; are you more enthusiastic

than usual, less enthusiastic, or about the same as usual?


More 28% 31% 31% 25% 31% 26% 26% 40% 31%

Less 26 27 22 26 22 28 28 13 26

About the same 46 42 47 47 46 46 45 46 43

DK/NA 1 - - 2 1 1 1 1 1

WHITE.................................COLLEGE DEG Miltry


More 27% 24% 23% 28% 32% 21% 37%

Less 28 29 27 31 24 32 24

About the same 45 46 49 42 43 47 38

DK/NA 1 1 1 - 1 1 1


Yes No 100K 18-34 35-54 55+

More 30% 27% 26% 26% 30% 31% 23% 29% 31%

Less 26 25 28 23 23 28 20 31 23

About the same 44 47 44 50 46 41 57 40 45DK/NA 1 1 1 2 - - - 1 1

TREND: Compared to past presidential elections, how would you describe your level of

enthusiasm about voting in this year's presidential election; are you more enthusiastic

than usual, less enthusiastic, or about the same as usual?

Jul 25 May 31

2012 2012

More 28 27

Less 26 24

About the same 46 48

DK/NA 1 1

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5. If the election for United States Senator were being held today, and the candidates

were Wendy Long the Republican and Conservative party candidate and Kirsten Gillibrand

the Democratic party candidate, for whom would you vote?


Long 24% 58% 4% 26% 30% 18% 29% 5% 18%

Gillibrand 57 21 83 55 53 60 52 76 62

SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2

WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1

DK/NA 16 18 11 16 14 18 16 18 17

UpStat NYC Sub

Long 27% 18% 28%

Gillibrand 53 63 53

SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 1

WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 1 2

DK/NA 17 16 15

TREND: If the election for United States Senator were being held today, and the

candidates were Wendy Long the Republican and Conservative party candidate and

Kirsten Gillibrand the Democratic party candidate, for whom would you vote?

Jul 25 May 30 Apr 05

2012 2012 2012

Long 24 24 25

Gillibrand 57 58 58

SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 1

WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 3 3

DK/NA 16 15 13

6. Is your opinion of Kirsten Gillibrand favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard

enough about her?


Favorable 44% 23% 60% 43% 43% 45% 45% 48% 33%

Unfavorable 16 37 3 18 22 11 19 2 12

Hvn't hrd enough 39 39 37 39 35 43 35 49 55

REFUSED 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 - -

UpStat NYC Sub

Favorable 44% 46% 41%

Unfavorable 18 13 18

Hvn't hrd enough 37 41 39

REFUSED 1 - 2

TREND: Is your opinion of Kirsten Gillibrand favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard

enough about her? (*Low also 24% Feb 2009)

FAVORABLE....

High Low

Jul 25 May 30 Sep 01 Jun 22 Apr 13 May 30 Apr 6

2012 2012 2010 2010 2010 2012 2009*

Favorable 44 50 38 37 37 50 24

Unfavorable 16 18 21 23 23 18 11

Hvn't hrd enough 39 29 39 39 39 29 64

REFUSED 1 2 2 1 1 2 1

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7. Is your opinion of Wendy Long favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough

about her?


Favorable 13% 24% 7% 13% 15% 11% 13% 10% 17%

Unfavorable 8 1 12 7 9 7 7 8 7

Hvn't hrd enough 78 74 80 80 74 82 79 82 76

REFUSED 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 - -

UpStat NYC Sub

Favorable 13% 11% 15%

Unfavorable 5 11 7

Hvn't hrd enough 81 77 76

REFUSED - 1 2

TREND: Is your opinion of Wendy Long favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough

about her?

Jul 25 May 30

2012 2012

Favorable 13 6Unfavorable 8 8

Hvn't hrd enough 78 84

REFUSED 1 1

8. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Andrew Cuomo is handling his job as Governor?


Approve 73% 69% 80% 72% 73% 73% 74% 75% 69%

Disapprove 16 19 10 17 17 14 15 16 18

DK/NA 12 13 10 11 10 13 11 9 13

UpStat NYC Sub

Approve 69% 75% 75%

Disapprove 17 14 14

DK/NA 13 10 11

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Andrew Cuomo is handling his job as

Governor?

APPROVE.......

High Low

Jul 25 May 30 Apr 04 Feb 15 Dec 20 Jul 25 Feb 23

2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2012 2011

Approve 73 71 68 69 68 73 56

Disapprove 16 16 19 19 17 16 15

DK/NA 12 13 13 12 15 12 29

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9. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Charles Schumer is handling his job as

United States Senator?


Approve 61% 47% 74% 59% 58% 64% 59% 76% 51%

Disapprove 25 41 11 29 32 19 28 8 21

DK/NA 14 12 15 11 10 17 12 16 29

UpStat NYC Sub

Approve 56% 64% 63%

Disapprove 28 19 28

DK/NA 15 16 9

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Charles Schumer is handling his job as

United States Senator? (*High also 69% Oct 2001)

APPROVE.......

High Low

Jul 25 May 30 Apr 05 Feb 15 Dec 21 Dec 08 Apr 15

2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2004* 1999

Approve 61 64 63 60 62 69 51Disapprove 25 26 25 29 27 16 22

DK/NA 14 10 12 11 11 15 28

10. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Kirsten Gillibrand is handling her job as

United States Senator?


Approve 54% 34% 68% 54% 52% 56% 54% 62% 51%

Disapprove 20 40 6 23 27 14 22 9 18

DK/NA 26 26 26 23 21 30 24 29 30

UpStat NYC Sub

Approve 54% 54% 53%

Disapprove 22 17 22

DK/NA 24 29 25

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Kirsten Gillibrand is handling her job as

United States Senator? (*High also 60% Apr 2012)

APPROVE.......

High Low

Jul 25 May 30 Apr 05 Feb 15 Dec 21 May 30 Feb 17

2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2012* 2009

Approve 54 60 60 47 50 60 28

Disapprove 20 22 21 26 23 22 10

DK/NA 26 18 19 27 27 18 62

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11. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?


Approve 57% 17% 86% 53% 53% 61% 46% 96% 77%

Disapprove 38 79 11 40 42 34 49 2 20

DK/NA 5 3 3 7 5 6 5 2 2

WHITE.................................

COLLEGE DEG Miltry


Approve 51% 43% 42% 39% 43% 49% 50%

Disapprove 44 52 55 56 54 45 45

DK/NA 5 5 3 4 3 6 6


Yes No 100K 18-34 35-54 55+

Approve 60% 55% 64% 60% 56% 52% 59% 58% 56%

Disapprove 35 40 29 39 39 42 35 38 38

DK/NA 5 5 6 1 5 6 6 3 5

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as

President?APPROVE.......

High Low

Jul 25 May 31 Apr 05 Feb 15 Dec 21 Feb 19 Aug 12

2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2009 2011

Approve 57 58 56 50 50 72 45

Disapprove 38 39 38 46 45 17 49

DK/NA 5 3 6 5 5 10 6

14. Do you think Andrew Cuomo would make a good President or not?


Yes 40% 34% 48% 38% 40% 41% 42% 42% 34%

No 30 41 22 31 34 26 30 28 32

DK/NA 30 25 31 31 26 33 28 30 35

UpStat NYC Sub

Yes 40% 41% 39%

No 29 29 33

DK/NA 31 29 28

15. Do you want Andrew Cuomo to run for President in 2016 or not?


Yes 36% 26% 44% 35% 34% 37% 34% 42% 42%

No 39 52 29 41 44 34 40 31 38

DK/NA 26 23 27 24 23 29 25 27 20

UpStat NYC Sub

Yes 34% 39% 33%

No 39 37 40

DK/NA 27 24 27

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16. Do you think Hillary Clinton would make a good President or not?


Yes 61% 38% 78% 60% 57% 65% 56% 74% 70%

No 34 59 18 35 38 30 39 20 25

DK/NA 5 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 5

UpStat NYC Sub

Yes 57% 66% 62%No 38 28 34

DK/NA 5 6 4

17. Who do you think would make a better President, Andrew Cuomo or Hillary Clinton?


Cuomo 30% 47% 21% 30% 34% 26% 34% 17% 25%

Clinton 54 37 67 52 51 58 49 70 68

NEITHER(VOL) 6 11 2 7 7 5 7 2 2

BOTH(VOL) 1 - 2 1 1 2 1 1 -

DK/NA 9 6 8 9 8 9 9 10 5

UpStat NYC Sub

Cuomo 35% 25% 29%

Clinton 50 60 53

NEITHER(VOL) 6 6 7

BOTH(VOL) 1 1 2

DK/NA 9 8 9

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