According to a Siena Poll released today - “Following the state party conventions, Andrew Cuomo’s favorability rating has fallen eight points, to its lowest level since December 2008, while his lead against both Rick Lazio and Carl Paladino fell by six points. Cuomo still maintains a better than two-to-one lead over both Republicans but his lead against each is the smallest it has ever been, according to a Siena College poll of registered New York voters released today.

In all match-ups between Republican and Democratic candidates for Governor and United States Senator, independent voters moved away from the Democrats and toward the Republicans over the last three weeks. Cuomo saw leads of more than 30 points among independents slip to 13 points. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand had double-digit leads among independents against each of her three potential Republican opponents and now trails each of them with independent voters. Senator Charles Schumer saw his lead among independent voters fall from 25 points against Gary Berntsen to seven points, and a 27-point lead against Jay Townsend fall to 16 points.

Cuomo leads Lazio 60-24 percent, down from 66-24 percent on May 24th. Cuomo’s lead over Paladino fell to 60-23 percent, down from 65-22 percent. In a Republican Party primary, Lazio leads Paladino 45-18 percent.”

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