A Rasmussen poll that came out Friday showed that as usual, voters hate the Legislature. But importantly, they also hate their own legislator.
A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of New York voters finds that 69% think it would be better if most incumbents in the state legislature were defeated this November. Just 12% say it would be better for the state if most of the incumbents were reelected. Another 18% aren't sure.
Only 22% believe their own local legislator deserves reelection this year. Forty-nine percent (49%) say their local representative does not deserve reelection, and 29% more are undecided.
However, removing some of these incumbents via Democratic Primary Challenges might be a heavier lift, likely thanks to the downstate machine apparatus:
Unaffiliated voters (64%) are much more likely to believe their own legislator does not deserve reelection than Republicans (52%) and Democrats (39%).
There is definitely a wave out there but the tricky part is going to be riding it successfully. |
