Looking at a couple of
hypothetical contests, they just might be.
Among registered voters in New York State, here is how
these hypothetical contests stand:
Cuomo has an equally impressive lead when he faces off against Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy in
a hypothetical contest.
In
this hypothetical contest for the Democratic nomination, among New York State registered Democrats, Cuomo comes in a very distant second behind former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
When Marist last posed
this hypothetical contest to voters in its March 2nd poll, 64 % of registered voters said they would cast their ballot for Cuomo while 28 % thought they would support Lazio.
In
this hypothetical contest, Gillibrand leads Zuckerman 59 % to 26 %.
In a Marist Poll completed last night, Gillibrand put a little more distance between herself and the former Tennessee Congressman in
a hypothetical contest for the nomination.
In
this hypothetical contest, Senor would have garnered 2 %.
Clinton outdistances her closest potential opponent, Vice President Joe Biden, by almost five - to - one in
a hypothetical contest.
In
this hypothetical contest, 10 % are behind current Comptroller John Liu, 7 % back Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer takes 6 % of the vote.
In
a hypothetical contest against Rick Lazio, Cuomo defeats Lazio by three to one.
Not exact matches
In a
hypothetical matchup against Gillibrand, the two are locked in a tight
contest.
Mayor de Blasio also outpaces his potential Republican competition in
hypothetical general election
contests.
He leads James, 17 %, and Stringer, 16 %, by nearly three to one in this
hypothetical Democratic
contest.
The poll also indicates Paterson would lose by 30 points to Republican former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani in a
hypothetical general election
contest.
At the time, polls indicated that Giuliani had a wide lead over Lazio in a
hypothetical 2010 GOP primary
contest.