The governor had lost the confidence of his own party. Democrats’ support for Cuomo’s resignation had jumped 19 points since March, and at the final tally more than three times as many Democrats wanted him out (56%) as not (17%). The former governor’s fall from grace among his own partisans is clear: nearly half of Democrats (47%) support bringing criminal charges against him. Just over one in ten (13%) do not.
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In part that is because most people believe the former governor sexually harassed women. Two-thirds of Americans (68%) view the women’s charges as likely true, fewer than one in ten (8%) disagree. These results are consistent among Democrats.
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