A new Siena College Poll shows that for the first time, Hillary Clinton is viewed unfavorably by more New Yorkers than those who have a favorable view of her, 51 to 46 percent. That is down from a survey in July, when 56 percent of voters viewed her favorably compared to 40 percent who did not.
While a majority of Democrats say that Vice President Joe Biden should run for President, in a potential primary matchup Clinton is supported by 45 percent of Democrats, compared to 24 percent for Biden and 23 percent for Senator Bernie Sanders.
Donald Trump leads the Republican primary field with 34 percent support, followed by Ben Carson (14 percent) and Jeb Bush (11 percent) and everyone else in single digits. Although Trump is viewed favorably by 60 percent of Republicans – the highest of any of the candidates – he is viewed unfavorably by 65 percent of all New York voters, also the highest of any candidate.
New Yorkers view Pope Francis favorably 73-11 percent, with Catholics viewing the Pope favorably 83-6 percent.
When asked to what extent they agree with various positions the Pope has taken, 43 percent say they agree with at least most of his positions, 33 percent agree with some and 13 percent agree with few if any (58-28 percent among Catholics).
