Empire State Gov. Kathy Hochul is experiencing low approval ratings as crime and cost of living continue to skyrocket; the migrant crisis isn’t doing her any favors, either.
According to the Siena College poll released on Tuesday, Hochul’s favorability rating sank to 41-46%, down from 45-42% in January, and her job approval rating dropped to 48-47%, down from 52-43%.
From The New York Post:
Some 29% of registered New York voters polled by the upstate college said the cost of living was their main concern for the governor and the legislature to address, with the migrant crisis, crime, and affordable housing rounding out the other top problems on their minds.
“New Yorkers were clear on the top issues they wanted the Governor and Legislature to address in September, and those are the same issues they want Albany to address today,” Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg said in a press release.
“The cost of living in the state, the recent influx of migrants to New York, crime, and the need for affordable housing were the top issues in the fall and remain the top issues today.”
Republicans were more than twice as likely to sound the alarm about the influx of migrants in the state, while Democrats told pollsters they were worried about affordable housing at a rate of more than six times as often as GOP voters.
More over at The New York Post:
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