Cuomo’s High Approval Rating Falls After Gun Law Push

[ShooterInPA1]

Playing the role of political pundit Tuesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) predicted that his sky-high approval rating would dip in light of his successful effort to make New York the first state to pass new gun laws following last month’s shooting in Newtown, Conn.

A poll released Wednesday proved that he was right.

According to the latest findings from Quinnipiac University, the first-term governor’s approval rating stands at 59 percent—still a strong number, to be sure, but a huge decline since last month’s poll. In the December survey from Quinnipiac, 74 percent of New York voters said they approved of the job Cuomo was doing. His disapproval rating has more than doubled, climbing from 13 percent in December to 28 percent in Wednesday’s poll. …

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[Waldershrek]

NY gun owners have a historically short memory. I fear this this will blow over within a year. I hope I'm wrong though.