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Mayor Adams' approval rating

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mayor since 1996
By Linda Schmidt Published December 6, 2023 10:41PM New York City FOX 5 NY

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Just 28 percent of New Yorkers approve of Mayor Eric Adams' job so far in office, the lowest number for any
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NEW YORK - A new poll is painting a pretty brutal picture of how New
Yorkers feel about Mayor Eric Adams.

According to a new poll from Quinnipiac University, only 28 percent of

registered voters approve of the the job Adams has done while in office, DAILY NEWSLETTER
while 58 percent disapprove.
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"Any Mayor who's getting a 28 percent job approval rating at this point is
certainly getting a wakeup call," said Mary Snow, Assistant Director of the
Quinnipiac University Poll.

Adams is just about two years into his term, and has gotten negative
reviews from voters on how he's handled major issues like crime, the By clicking Sign Up, I confirm
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"These are pretty sobering numbers," Snow said.

Infact, Snow says Mayor Adams' approval rating is at an all-time low for Latest News View More
New York City Mayors since the university began polling voters in the 1990s. These New York laws take
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"We asked about honesty, empathy, strong leadership qualities. All those
numbers have dropped," Snow said.
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In response to the latest numbers, City Hall officials said, "Incorrect polls
come out every day, but the real numbers cannot be questioned: crime is
down, jobs are up, and we continue to deliver billions of dollars into the Barbie doll honoring
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pockets of working people. There will always be more work to do, but there Mankiller, met with mixed
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is no question that this city is in a better place under Mayor Adams’
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And there are plenty who are coming to the Mayor's defense. source says

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"Polls at this time with two years to go really aren't that meaningful," said weekend: What you need to
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Jay Jacobs, Chair of the New York State Democratic Committee.

Meanwhile, Democratic Strategist Basil Smikle says the Mayor needs to do a

better job of talking directly to voters over the next two years.

"What voters are saying is that they don't have a lot of confidence in the
Mayor's leadership," Smikle said. "They feel there is some governance
lacking and probably worst of all the numbers are low in terms of his
trustworthiness. He's got some time to build all of that back."

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