Some have suggested that the scandal surrounding Jeanine Pirro's marriage could actually help the former Westchester DA. A poll out today suggests that may be the case. After two weeks of headlines that would make any politician cringe Pirro has tightened the gap against Andrew Cuomo, the former HUD secretary under Clinton.
Cuomo's lead dropped from 17 points last month to 13 points, according to a survey by the Siena Research Institute. This comes a day after both candidates jousted in what was the best debate so far of the election season.
But the poll numbers could mean that Cuomo's lead might have dropped even more if Pirro was not being investigated by the feds.
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The most interesting thing about this poll is that Pirro's favorable/unfavorable has gone from 29/32 to 32/41, while Cuomo's has gone from 50/35 to 44/42.
So his are deteriorating faster than hers -- even tho she has a scandal, and he doesn't.
Does anyone know why? The only idea I can come up with is Pirro's ad about Cuomo's 14 mos. 21 years ago. I've always thought it was really effective. So, maybe it's continued to penetrate -- voters associating the name with Mario's positives, now are associating it with a lack of qualifications.
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