Poll: Dem. Voters Would Drop Biden For Cuomo As 2020 Candidate

NEW YORK, NY – A recent poll shows Americans would prefer to select New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee rather than former Vice President Joe Biden, based on his response to the new coronavirus pandemic.

The poll, conducted on behalf of the Club for Growth PAC – an economic conservative organization – shows that voters overwhelmingly (54 percent) approve of the job Cuomo is doing in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Only one-in-five poll voters disapprove. In contrast, 32 percent of poll voters approve of Biden's response to the pandemic.

Biden is the presumed 2020 Democratic nominee, after Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders announced he was dropping out of the race earlier this week.

In addition, 52 percent of voters agree that Democrats should nominate Andrew Cuomo for president rather than Joe Biden. Among poll voters who identified as Democrats, 56 percent agreed that the party should nominate Cuomo rather than Biden.

According to the poll, four key demographics want to see Cuomo as the nominee rather than Biden: 66 percent of voters under age 35, 57 percent of women, 58 percent of Hispanics and 55 percent of African Americans.

Based on the no holds barred public health crisis actions Cuomo has taken over the past few weeks, many Americans are asking him to put his name on the ballot as the party's nominee.

The hashtag #CuomoforPresident was trending on Twitter in the early weeks of the coronavirus response, as users started sharing reactions to Cuomo's news conferences.

For those pushing the Cuomo 2020 ballot, it's worth remembering that he reportedly did consider running for president, but ultimately did not throw his hat into the ring.

The poll surveyed 1,000 voters nationwide via an online panel matched to voter files in order to ensure all responses were from actual votes.

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