NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo gets positive rating in poll of general election voters in battleground states

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo received positive rating in the latest CNBC-Change Research poll of anticipated general election voters in six major battleground states – Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin –, according to a press release US and Global News received from NBCUniversal, which owns CNBC.

Governor Cuomo received a 60% approval rating in the survey.

Conducted April 2-3, the poll surveyed more than 2,000 voters from the six states and 1,200 voters nationally.

US President Donald Trump received 51% disapproval rating in the poll of voters from the six states.

The receiver of the largest disapproval rating from the voters in the battleground states was US Congress, at 64%.

CNBC and Change Research conducted the survey to determine economic sentiment amongst voters during the current coronavirus pandemic.

Drug companies received a 58% disapproval rating from the voters in the six major states, while the media got a 61% disapproval rating.

Doctors and nurses, major players in the COVID-19 crisis, in general received the largest approval rating from the voters in the six states, at 96%.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Doctor Anthony Fauci got 90% approval rating from the voters in the battleground states.

NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo has received widespread praise from epidemiologists for his handling of the evolving coronavirus pandemic in the state of New York, including a state-wide lockdown and a shutdown of non-essential businesses to help flatten the curve of the virus.

The governor, however, also received criticism for apparently being unable to understand the gravity of the pandemic before the American public fully saw its risks.

Moreover, on March 28, he threatened Rhode Island with a lawsuit over a new state quarantine policy of stopping incoming New Yorkers to enforce quarantine.

Visit Change Research’s website for more information on the survey including the full results and methodology.

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