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A new poll out today from Siena College shows the Green Party’s New York gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins running strong on his home turf. The survey of 598 likely voters in the Empire State’s 24th congressional district shows Governor Andrew Cuomo leading Republican challenger Rob Astorino by 44% to 32%, with Hawkins drawing the support of 15% of voters.
In the city of Syracuse, where Hawkins has made numerous bids for local office over the years, the Green candidate collects an impressive 24% of the vote. Hawkins received more than 5% of the vote in Onondaga County during his 2010 run for governor, his best showing in that race.
Hawkins fell just short of winning a seat on the Syracuse city council in 2011, losing by fewer than 100 votes.
This year, Hawkins’ campaign has been a particularly bright spot for the Green Party. Several polls have shown him in the high single digits statewide and he recently won the endorsement of one of Cuomo’s Democratic primary challengers, Randy Credico.
Consumer activist and four-time presidential candidate Ralph Nader recently visited the state to stump on behalf of Hawkins and other Green Party candidates.
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This is great news. Howie Hawkins is the only challenger in the New York Governor’s race to the corruption of Cuomo and Astorino. It is time for New Yorkers to reject the rot in Albany.
Hawkins is the only candidate who is 100% against fracking, who supports full employment, and who opposes the Common Core.