Poll: More Than Half of New Yorkers Disapprove of Bloomberg’s Handling of OWS
A new Quinnipiac poll shows that fifty-one percent of New Yorkers disapprove of the way the mayor has handled Occupy Wall Street. Despite this, Bloomberg has a steady overall approval rating of 49 percent. Sixty-two percent like the man personally, and 52 percent approve of “most of his policies.” Other factoids from the poll:
There’s a wide racial gap in how people view the police force’s handling of the protests. White voters approve 60-37 percent while black voters disapprove 59-36 percent. Hispanic voters are split 44-43 percent.
Bloomberg’s overall job approval rating is basically the same as what it was back in October.
Re: the NYPD’s contentious handling of the press at protests: the approval rating among NYC voters is 44 - 41 percent.