Regionally, Cuomo remains popular in broadly defined areas in New York: Most voters in the suburbs and
upstate areas hold a favorable view of him, while a whopping 72 percent of New York City voters do as well.
Not exact matches
Those seats include two seats on Long Island, one open and one
held by a Republican incumbent, and three
upstate seats in the Hudson Valley, Capital Region, and Rochester
area held by first term Democrats.
Even if the Flanagan deal helps Republicans
hold the Skelos seat, his support for the higher wage could cost the GOP Senate seats in financially struggling
upstate areas, where opposition is strong.
Late last year, the Public Service Commission announced it would
hold a conference in June to determine the need for transmission lines that would bring needed megawatts of
upstate power to the New York City
area.