New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s approval ratings have plummeted as anger grows over his administration’s handling of the coronavirus in nursing homes.
The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion survey of 953 adults between February 15 and 17 saw Mr Cuomo’s approval rating dip below 50 per cent.
Forty-nine per cent said they approved of the job he was doing while 44 per cent disapproved.
That’s down from the 66 per cent approval rating the third-term Governor reached in July last year, while the number who approve of his handling of the pandemic has also plunged from 72 per cent in July to 54 per cent.
“Cuomo’s approval rating, which was sky high in the summer, has returned to its pre-pandemic level,” Marist Poll director Dr Lee M. Miringoff told The Wall Street Journal.
“Should Cuomo decide to seek a fourth term, these results suggest it will be a challenge. That said, his current numbers are comparable to what they were when he faced the voters last time.”
After being feted by the media throughout much of last year – where his daily, Emmy Award-winning press briefings boosted his popularity and even led to calls for him to run against President Donald Trump – the shine has well and truly come off the 63-year-old’s political star after a series of explosive revelations in recent weeks.
