Poll 591

Pinocchio Election Bloomberg's campaign staff spins they knew all alone the race was close. If so how did the private poll by the media agree with them? Are polls that easy to fix? If the mayor's team put out the race was close would that not energize their voters that stayed home to go out and vote? Mayor Bloomberg leading William Thompson by 18 points in latest August 26 Marist Poll, Aides fret that smaller margin of victory = smaller bonuses

Poll Shows Clueless New Yorkers Have No Idea What They Don't Know or Think

Q-Poll: New Yorkers Back Teachers Unions Over Cuomo (YNN) Senate Republicans are celebrating two little noticed GOP wins in recent local elections, pointing to these victories as evidence that counters the belief that they’ll have a tough time retaining the majority in 2016, State of Politicsreports: * The Journal writes that it is a “shame” to see the Partnership for New York City endorse a higher minimum wage, because it will make it too expensive to get the poor and unskilled on the ladder of opportunity * Cuomo’s approval ratings hit career-low (NYP)  Astorino  Astorino: Silver Scandal Could Have Changed ’14 Outcome (NYP) Paid Sick Leave Less than a month after saying the state Legislature has no “appetite” to consider paid family leave, the Cuomo administration now says it is seriously studying the issue. But the administration dismissed a proposal introduced by the State Senate as part of its one-house budget as too reliant on state funding and, therefore, unworkable.* Less than a month after saying the state Legislature has no "appetite" to consider paid family leave, the Cuomo administration now says it is seriously studying the issue, Capital New York reports:  * Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein said state lawmakers will hold a hearing on paid family leave in the coming days, State of Politics reports: * Fifty-three Assembly Democrats led by Education Committee Chair Catherine Nolan and Speaker Pro Tempore Jeffrion Aubry are pressing Speaker Carl Heastie to side with Mayor Bill de Blasio over Cuomo on school reform, theDaily News reports: