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Poll: Cuomo support dips after gun-control push
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo saw a double-digit drop in his approval rating after an aggressive push for new gun control laws, a sign of potential trouble ahead if Cuomo opts to make a push for the White House in 2016.
Cuomo's approval rating fell to 59 percent from an all-time high of 74 percent in the survey, conducted by Quinnipiac University.
That fall was driven almost entirely by Republican voters souring on the governor after he signed into law tough new gun restrictions. They included a ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines, increased penalties for purchasing illegal guns, and requirements to report potentially harmful behavior by the mentally ill. Many of the state-level provisions championed by Cuomo have also received support from President Obama, who called for new federal gun controls in the aftermath of the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn.
A third of New York voters say Cuomo's gun control package goes "too far," while 30 percent say the gun control measure does not go far enough. An identical three in 10 say the measure is "about right."
The governor has also seen a dip in popularity among Democrats, falling from 82 to 74 percent.
Still, Cuomo's approval ratings remain relatively strong for a governor, despite the dip in support.
"With approval ratings that consistently topped 70 percent, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo had the political capital to spend when he set out to pass the toughest gun control laws in the nation," said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, in a statement. "It is possible that the gun law cost him some of that political capital, but a 2-1 job approval rating still makes him the envy of most governors."
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