Why Does New York Hate America?

Poll: Kerry has double-digit lead in N.Y.
By Marc Humbert, Associated Press Writer | April 16, 2004

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Democrat John Kerry has a hefty double-digit lead over President Bush among New York state voters, according to a statewide poll released Wednesday.

The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute found Bush's approval rating had slipped to 40 percent in New York, the lowest point yet for the Republican incumbent. After the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Bush's approval rating in New York had soared above 80 percent.

In the latest poll from the Hamden, Conn.-based institute, Kerry was favored by 53 percent of New York voters to 36 percent for Bush in a head-to-head matchup. In a November poll from Quinnipiac, conducted before the presidential primary began, Kerry led Bush, 50 percent to 42 percent.