Poll Shows Mayor Bloomberg’s Approval Rating Fell After Blizzard

Snow Response Batters Bloomberg’s Approval Rating

Outer Boroughs And Even Manhattan Lower Boom On Mayor

January 7, 2011 5:27 PM

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NEW YORK (CBS 2/ AP) – New York City took a beating during the Christmas blizzard, and as it turns out, so did Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s popularity, particularly in the outer boroughs.

A new poll shows that Bloomberg’s approval rating has plummeted to a near-historic low after a disappointing response to the snowstorm that battered the Tri-State Area.

In a poll asking if people approved or disapproved of the mayor’s handling of the blizzard snow removal, Bloomberg took hits from all sides, reports CBS 2′s Pablo Guzman.

“My job is not to worry about having a high rating,” Bloomberg said. “My job is to worry about doing a good job, doing the best job that we can.”

The Marist College/NY1 poll of registered voters was released Thursday. It found that 37 percent said he is doing a good or excellent job, and 60 percent rate it as fair or poor.

That’s a major dip from October, when 50 percent rated him as good or excellent, and 45 as fair or poor.

When asked specifically about how he handled the snow cleanup, 71 percent disapproved and 21 percent approved. Borough-specific numbers weren’t any prettier for Bloomberg, especially outside of Manhattan.

In the Bronx, 69 percent of those polled did not approve of Bloomberg’s snow management, while in Brooklyn, 78 percent disapproved. For the combined polling of Queens and Staten Island, 71 percent said he didn’t do a good job in response to the storm.

Even in Manhattan, only 21 percent approved of the mayor’s management of the snow removal, while a staggering 63 percent did not.

Fort Greene resident Winston Clare said the low numbers could be attributable to residents wanting to get back at a mayor who said he could control everything from bike lanes to trans fats.

“People are just tired of the mayor taking over and trying to do what he wants to do,” Clare said.

The poll questioned 439 registered voters on Wednesday. It has a plus or minus 5 percentage point margin of error.

Snow Response Batters Bloombergs Approval Rating

someone

People are complaining about Bloomberg now after a snowstorm hit? Where was all this aggression before when he ran for the third term after MANY OF US voted against it, where were we to defend our beliefs?? Or when we wanted to protest in Central Park he said No, the lawns are seeded (lame); where was our determination? Schools hospitals etc; are being closed down and instead of yelling about that we complain because of friggin’ snow? WOW.
john

clearly anti-semitism.
Laughing@NY

Hilarious to see the pathetic, whiny New Yorkers not even able to handle a day of snow without completely falling apart. Yea, this city is prepared for a terrorist attack. Never seen a bigger pack of total wusses.

Freedom_Isnt_Free

If I payed the amount of taxes New Yorkers do, I’d also be complaining! I lived in an area that annually received over 200+ inches of snow a year and we had small sidewalk snot plows that cleared our walks and large plows that efficiently cleaned our streets and roads. This is not the first time NYC had snow. Even the mayor admitted they messed up. Also, if proven there was an intentional slow down that resulted in death, there should be legal charges filed and prosecuted. Of course, the Mayor will protect the unions from any, and all, charges! One last comment. You elected him New Yorkers and this is what got. No salt, no transfat but lots of snow. Pun intended!

Freedom_Isnt_Free

Actually we had sidewalk snow plows , not “snot”plows. We did have runny noses but not quite that bad.

NYCRULeZ

In case you didn’t realize… many people have a difficult, traffic-filled commute to work, across large bridges and long tunnels into Manhattan. If driving conditions are icy, not only will it take them that much longer to arrive at their destination, they will also be much more likely to be involved in an accident along the way.

And to your point about a terrorist attack, I didn’t notice the FBI CTD getting involved in snow removal…

Please support your arguments with facts.

American

Bloomberg is an example of the stereotypical politician. 90 percent is bull$hit and the other 10 percent is more lies. Remember this clown wants to be president. Also do you recall when he broke federal gun laws trying to frame some dealers in another state? . Of course no one in this administration is going to file charges on him. He is one of them.
SerfOfObama

Looks like things have come full circle for “Mister Twenty-Four Percent” from 2002.
William D. Goodman

Bloomberg is a perfect example of who should NOT be a mayor, or any other elected officer, for that matter. Wake up, New Yorkers!
Lamb

Bloomberg is at fault for Total Mismanagement. He sat on his duff while thousands suffered and some died. I hope they sue the city. That said, the unions responsible for the failure should be FIRED, just like Reagan did to the Air Traffic Controllers. There are millions of people looking for work, and THEY would actually do the job.

William D. Goodman

Unions desire to take over! “Workers of the world, unite!” is the socialist cry. Thank you, Karl Marx, but no thanks!.”
SerfOfObama

I’ve been saying it for years– with VERY few exceptions– like the military obviously and police/fire/intel/law enforcement/food inspectors, etc., probably 75-80% of all govt jobs could EASILY be filled by half or a third as many part-time high school students for about a twentieth of the cost– even less when pensions are considered.

Milt

If New Yorkers’ memories are like those in California, I guess they’re destined to REPEAT the misery. I wouldn’t give Bloombertg the time of day. This was TOTAL MISMANAGEMENT, ESPECIALLY AT CHRISTMAS and at the airports. People who’d already spent 13 hours flying international were left on the tarmacs for another 8 or 9 hours. There is NO EXCUSE for not rolling buses out there to get them into the terminal. This man is ONLY concerned about himself.
Aaron

His support of the Ground Zero mosque places him near the top of the list of most despised Americans.

James R. Edwards

You are RIGHT ON!!!!
SerfOfObama

Just wait till he shows up at the ribbon cutting for the Jihadist Trophy and buys them 10 pounds of weapons-grade plutonium as a goodwill gesture.

Pedro Rutah

I don’t applaud a RINO Hack but he does not run the unions. These unions are eating your tax money for breakfast and you like it. That is where the problem lies.
wrestler79

I am dumbfounded by the people defending this idiot. I am a former NYer. Do you
realize you are paying the highest taxes for services you are not getting? Lemmings!
Phil Simms

Bloomberg overturned term limits against overwhelming referendums, allowed the implementation of a cap and tax Ponzi scheme in NY called the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI,) and has stolen private land to give to private corporations through Eminent Domain.

The second coming of Tammany Hall, and some snow falling from the sky is what finally gets NYers complaining?

Then wait until you get a load of Governor Cuomo’s involvement in deregulating Fannie & Freddie, which helped precipitate the historic risky subprime economic collapse during his tenure as HUD secretary. It makes Bloomberg’s snowstorm look like a daytime stroll through Central Park. Though try getting either one out of office.
Paul Polar

I think that Mayor Bloomberg does a great job running NYC! its only one blizzard and its mostly sanitation departments fauld not the mayors. and simple when thers snow STAY HOME! and enjoy the blizzard. let the plows plow.

former NY’er

Great job? How’s that, by pushing his narrow social agenda on people and then forcing them to pay for it? That’s one reason people are leaving NY in droves.
I make less money, but am much happier. Twenty five minute commute. Lower taxes. Good schools and no one to tell me what I can eat, smoke or drink.

Craig

Bloomberg is just ignoring the real problems in the city like out of control unions and unfunded pensions. He’s more focused on salt, bike lanes and trans fats. His 3rd term has been a disaster and he should resign.

Jack K.

You’re delusional! Bloomberg could have declared an emergency and offered to pay thousands of people with blades on their trucks to clear side streets. They should only have had to call in their names and the streets they would plow. In addition, there should have been RESERVE PLANS for EMERGENCY VEHICLES, like snow-track vehicles or helicopters to pick up emergencies. BLOOMBERG is just plain LAZY! How “could” you vote this man in 3 times? And Schumer and Hillary to boot!

ave maria

Mayor Bloombucks should have hired his Citytime buddies at Spherion and Science Applications International Corp to shovel the snow.
The third term like his management skill was a fraud to begin with.
pynaetlb

New York libs seem to like him, and since there are way more libs than conservatives it’s only right that New York can’t get their streets plowed, or their garbage picked up, or their crime problem fixed, etc., etc., etc.
ShovelItUP

Who chose to re-elect him for a 3rd term??? Oh yea a majority of new yorkers!! Why? partially because of the good job that he’s done so far, and partially because all the other candidates would’ve been several steps down. Bloomy didn’t fail you guys, the people under him did.

Suckers!

ACORN re-elected Bloombberg.
fedup

Bloomberg won a third term because he out spent Thompson 10 to 1. He also did not win by much. As for the “good job” – I think his handling of the snow storm gives a good picture of his “good job”.

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