Half of New Yorkers say Cuomo should stay despite scandals

A new poll out Monday said half of New York voters think Andrew Cuomo should continue leading the state despite the multiple scandals surrounding him, although an overwhelming majority of those surveyed don’t want the embattled Democratic governor to run for re-election in 2022. Cuomo’s approval rating in the Siena College poll has sunk to its lowest point since he took office in 2011, with only 40% of New York registered voters having a favorable view of him. That’s down from 56% in February and a high of 77% reached last year during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the poll. “His ratings continue to push further into negative territory,” said Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg.