the ny times published a poll on sunday that i felt quite accurately described the attitudes of my fellow new yorkers(i also found myself in the majority with most of my answers).
-moby
whom would you rather have as mayor now, michael bloomberg or rudolph giuliani?
1. michael bloomberg 44%
2. rudolph giuliani 39
3. not sure/refuse 17
if hillary clinton ran for president in 2008, do you think you would be likely to support her or not?
1. yes 57%
2. no 31
3. not sure/refuse 11
if rudolph giuliani ran for president in 2008, do you think you would be likely to support him or not?
1. yes 38%
2. no 49
3. not sure/refuse 12
if george pataki ran for president in 2008, do you think you would be likely to support him or not?
1. yes 21%
2. no 64
3. not sure/refuse 15
if it were possible, which of the following offices would you most like to see bill clinton hold?
1. president of the united states, for a third term 37%
2. secretary general of the u.n. 15
3. mayor of new york city 11
4. none of the above 32
5. any of the above
(volunteered only) 1
6. not sure/refuse 4
new york state attorney general eliot spitzer has taken strong measures against a variety of businesses. on the whole, what do you think has been the primary effect of his actions?
1. he’s protected the public 27%
2. he’s gotten himself publicity 26
3. he’s driven businesses out of new york 15
4. all of the above (volunteered only) 4
5. not sure/refuse 29
do you think michael bloomberg is really a republican at heart or don’t you think so?
1. yes 35%
2. no 42
3. not sure/refuse 23
if the macy’s thanksgiving day parade had a balloon of one new york mayor, which of these should it be?
1. rudolph giuliani 33%
2. ed koch 23
3. david dinkins 15
4. michael bloomberg 12
5. not sure/refuse 15
if it meant the city could save money, would you favor or oppose ending the recycling program and instead sending trash to landfills?
1. oppose 58%
2. favor 32
3. not sure/refuse 10
what should be built at ground zero?
1. something shorter than the world trade center 20%
2. something taller than the orld trade center 14
3. any size building as long as they stop arguing about it 54
4. not sure/refuse 12
as hillary clinton and jeanine pirro campaign for the senate, which of their husbands do you expect to provide the most embarrassing headlines?
1. albert pirro 43%
2. bill clinton 33
3. not sure/refuse 24
do you think you are more liberal or more conservative than the average new yorker?
1. more conservative 42%
2. more liberal 41
3. neither/same (volunteered only) 10
4. not sure/refuse 7
do you generally think of yourself as a democrat, a republican or something else?
1. democrat 56%
2. republican 12
3. something else 25
4. not sure/refuse 6
[of democrats only] did you vote for any republicans in the 2004 election?
1. yes 15%
2. no 80
3. not sure/refuse 5
[of democrats only] would you ever date a republican?
1. yes 58%
2. no 29
3. not sure/refuse 13
[of democrats only] would you ever marry a republican?
1. yes 53%
2. no 33
3. not sure/refuse 14
[of republicans only] did you vote for any democrats in the 2004 election?
1. yes 20%
2. no 72
3. not sure/refuse 8
[of republicans only] would you ever date a democrat?
1. yes 65%
2. no 25
3. not sure/refuse 10
[of republicans only] would you ever marry a democrat?
1. yes 62%
2. no 25
3. not sure/refuse 13
which of these topics comes up most often at new york dinner parties?
1. politics 32%
2. work 29
3. real estate 17
4. school 11
5. weather 5
6. not sure/ refuse 6
would you favor or oppose a law prohibiting the use of cellphones in restaurants?
1. oppose 53%
2. favor 37
3. not sure/refuse 10
how many home-cooked dinners did you eat in the past week?
1. 5 to 7 dinners 48%
2. 3 or 4 dinners 28
3. 1 or 2 dinners 14
4. none 7
5. not sure/refuse 2
which of these reasons best describes why you live in new york?
1. you were born here 45%
2. you moved here for work 26
3. you moved here because it’s a cool place 9
4. you moved here with your family 8
5. you moved here to find people who share your political views 2
6. you moved here to get away from your family 2
7. not sure/refuse/other 7
how would you feel about moving to the suburbs? would you:
1. move there only under penalty of death 28%
2. like to move there eventually 22
3. move there only if you couldn’t afford to stay in the city 18
4. like to move there soon 12
5. not sure/refuse 20
which one of the following do you think is the best quality of new yorkers?
1. ambition 33%
2. tolerance 25
3. intelligence 18
4. worldliness 17
5. not sure/refuse 7
which one of the following do you think is the worst quality of new yorkers?
1. impatience 37%
2. rudeness 30
3. greed 18
4. cynicism 8
5. not sure/refuse 7
which of these animals would make the best mascot for new york city?
1. pale male, the hawk on fifth avenue 33%
2. a pigeon 26
3. gus, the polar bear in the central park zoo 17
4. a rat 12
5. not sure/refuse 11
which of these new yorkers has the worst hair?
1. donald trump 43%
2. al sharpton 24
3. rudy giuliani in his comb-over days 14
4. marv albert 6
5. not sure/refuse 14
do you think most new yorkers are:
1. somewhat liberal 29%
2. very liberal 24
3. middle of the road 22
4. somewhat conservative 12
5. very conservative 6
6. not sure/refuse 6
do you agree or disagree with the following statement about new york city: if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere?
1. agree 78%
2. disagree 19
3. not sure/refuse 3