Sentences with phrase «spitzer led in the polls»

Spitzer led in the polls for much of the race, but in late august his lead dissipated.

With Eliot Spitzer leading in the polls, Scott Stringer has gone negative, even breaking a vow not to raise the ex-governor's prostitution scandal, CBS 2's Marcia Kramer reported Thursday.

Not exact matches

While it's too early to determine how solid Spitzer's lead is — it is still unclear if he will have enough petition signatures to gain ballot access — 67 percent of voters in the poll believe the former governor should be given a second chance after resigning amid a prostitution scandal in March 2008.

With gusto, New York Republican Chairman Ed Cox again attacked former Gov. Eliot Spitzer today after a poll released last night showed a 9 percentage point lead for him over Democratic opponent Scott Stringer in the city comptroller's race.

Spitzer, who resigned five years ago amid a prostitution scandal, leads Scott Stringer in the race for New York City comptroller, according to a survey released Wednesday by NBC / / Wall Street Journal / Marist Poll.

A new poll has Scott Stringer jumping to a seven - point lead over Eliot Spitzer in the race for city comptroller, after a glaring racial divide had both candidates campaigning furiously...

The stepped - up effort comes in the wake of two polls showing Spitzer with massive leads over Stringer, largely on the strength of the black vote.

Spitzer's lead dwindled to within the margin of error in the latest poll, but he's still benefiting from constant media coverage, while there's relatively little interest in Stringer's years in local politics and relation to feminist icon Bella Azbug.

Spitzer's lead was a bit more defined in a Wall Street Journal / NBC Marist poll, in which he led 49 percent to 32 percent among registered Democrats and 48 to 36 percent among likely voters.

But Spitzer held a double digit lead over his main competitor for the Democratic nomination, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, in the Quinnipiac survey and a nine point lead over Stringer in an NBC 4 / Wall Street Journal / Marist poll released last week.

Leading black Democrats, worried by polls showing that African - American voters strongly favor disgraced former Gov. Eliot Spitzer in the primary for city comptroller, are mobilizing to turn those votes to Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer.

In the most recent, a Marist poll released last week, Spitzer led Stringer 48 - 36 among likely voters, and he held impressive leads among African - American and Hispanic voters, crucial voting blocs in the Democratic primarIn the most recent, a Marist poll released last week, Spitzer led Stringer 48 - 36 among likely voters, and he held impressive leads among African - American and Hispanic voters, crucial voting blocs in the Democratic primarin the Democratic primary.

The health care workers union unleashed television advertisements against former Governors Pataki and Spitzer, leading to drops in their poll numbers.

Speaking on CNN's «Piers Morgan Live» Wednesday, Stringer claimed name recognition was largely responsible for Spitzer's lead in polls.

In the second Quinnipiac poll, on August 14, when Spitzer went out to a big lead, he increased his margin among black voters, but that advantage was magnified by the poll's black - turnout projection, which went up in the second poll, it was 35 percenIn the second Quinnipiac poll, on August 14, when Spitzer went out to a big lead, he increased his margin among black voters, but that advantage was magnified by the poll's black - turnout projection, which went up in the second poll, it was 35 percenin the second poll, it was 35 percent.

There was other readjusting, too: Likely Democratic voters who are women — another category where Spitzer once led — were also downgraded as a projected share of the electorate, going from 59 percent of the primary in the second poll to 55 percent in the third, after starting off in the first Quinnipiac poll at 61 percent.

Spitzer had a commanding lead in that first poll among likely Democratic voters who are black, 63 - 33 percent, while Stringer led among likely Democratic voters who are white, by 56 - 38 percent.

Alan and Steve discuss what led to Spitzer's huge drop in the polls and they'll take a look at the numbers for other New York politicians including Senator Hillary Clinton and Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.

State Attorney General Elliot Spitzer (D) led all his potential Republican rivals by margins varying from 38 points to 50 points in a Quinnipiac poll out early this week.

Everybody meant well, and the crowd was positive about what it did not want: Eliot Spitzer, who, despite entering the race late and resigning as governor over a prostitution scandal, leads Stringer slightly in the polls.

The latest poll by Quinnipiac, which showed Eliot Spitzer and Scott Stringer in a dead heat last week, now has Stringer leading 47 percent to 45 percent, within the 3.6 percent margin of error.

And it looks like Team Spitzer does need to keep spending: While the latest numbers still have Spitzer beating Stringer by either four or twelve points (according to Quinnipiac University and Wall Street Journal / NBC Marist polls, respectively), the very recognizable former governor's lead sounds less impressive when you consider that, in the last three weeks, he has spent three times as much as the increasingly feisty but still somewhat unknown Manhattan borough president has spent on his entire campaign.

Spitzer has been leading in the polls, and in recent weeks, Stringer has decided to go negative — even breaking a vow not to raise the ex-governor's prostitution scandal, CBS 2's Marcia Kramer reported earlier this month.

He ended 2005 with $ 19 million in the bank, and a recent Siena College poll showed Spitzer with a whopping 72 percent to 8 percent lead over Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi (D) who appears — inexplicably — to be preparing for a primary challenge.

The New York Times / Siena College survey also indicated Eliot Spitzer, a former governor, maintaining his healthy lead in the race for the city's top financial post, the day after another poll showed a dead heat.

It's the first and only public poll so far not to show Spitzer in the lead.

According to a Quinnipiac University poll released Monday, former New York state Gov. Eliot Spitzer leads Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer 48 % -33 % in the Democratic primary race for New York City comptroller, the city's chief budget officer.

Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer leads Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer by nine percentage points in the race for New York City comptroller, according to a Wall Street Journal - NBC 4 New York - Marist poll.

In the Democratic race for comptroller, former governor Eliot Spitzer has a significant lead in the pollIn the Democratic race for comptroller, former governor Eliot Spitzer has a significant lead in the pollin the polls.