Many have made a good case that the Comptroller vote wasn't Spitzer's strongest issue. Yet the support for him and the hostility to the legislature seems reflexive. So what will be the public reaction when an issue arises where the legislatue doesn't have a leg to stand on?
(everyone hates the legislature, but loves their legislator. To truly gauge how much support the legislature has, you must do individual polls by district and ask the registered voters in that district whether they are happy with their individual legislator.)
Maybe, but most legislators face little opposition, and distance themselves from the overall outcome of the legislative process, something helped by all the 212 to 0 votes. What if, as a follow up question, those polled by district were told that Sheldon Silver and Joe Bruno only stay in power because of support for incumbent legislators, and then asked if they would vote for a candidate endorsed by Spitzer who promised to elect new leadership?
Even among those who like their legislator, you might get a different response. But my guess is most people couldn't even NAME their legislator.
(everyone hates the legislature, but loves their legislator. To truly gauge how much support the legislature has, you must do individual polls by district and ask the registered voters in that district whether they are happy with their individual legislator.)
Maybe, but most legislators face little opposition, and distance themselves from the overall outcome of the legislative process, something helped by all the 212 to 0 votes. What if, as a follow up question, those polled by district were told that Sheldon Silver and Joe Bruno only stay in power because of support for incumbent legislators, and then asked if they would vote for a candidate endorsed by Spitzer who promised to elect new leadership?
Even among those who like their legislator, you might get a different response. But my guess is most people couldn't even NAME their legislator.