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   He’s aiming to become a national spokesman for the left, but a   
   new poll suggests Mayor de Blasio might want to pay more   
   attention to the folks who elected him in New York City   
      
   De Blasio received the lowest job approval ratings of his   
   mayoral career in a Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday,   
   with 44 percent of voters giving him a thumbs up compared to 40   
   percent who thought he was doing a lousy job.   
      
   That was a 5 percent drop from January, when the mayor a 49   
   percent positive rating and 40 percent negative one.   
      
   And nearly half of those surveyed —46 percent — said the mayor’s   
   jaunts around the country were distracting him from his duties   
   at City Hall. Forty-two percent had no problem with the trips.   
      
   “Is Mayor Bill de Blasio distracted from his day job by his role   
   as a national liberal spokesman? New Yorkers lean yes: Some wish   
   he’d concentrate on City Hall and almost as many applaud his   
   outspokenness,” said pollster Maurice Carroll.   
      
   “The Mayor’s job approval hits a new low and he’s lost a lot of   
   ground on his handling of crime and the schools, two key areas   
   for any mayor.”   
      
   The results of the May 6 to 11 poll come on the first day of   
   Hizzoner’s 4-day national tour that starts in Washington DC —   
   where he’s unveiling a 13-point progressive agenda — and   
   finishes in California, where he’s speaking at two colleges and   
   hosting a fundraiser.   
      
   They also come after a particularly violent weekend and after a   
   4-week stretch that saw both shootings and the murder rate climb.   
      
   The poll found a dramatic shift in opinion since January of the   
   Mayor’s handling of crime — with positive views dropping from 50   
   percent to 42 percent, and negative views rising from 41 percent   
   to 49 percent.   
      
   The poll surveyed 969 New York City voters and had a margin of   
   error of plus or minus 3.2 percentage points.   
      
   Wiley Norvell, a mayoral spokesman, shrugged off the results.   
      
   “Polls go up and polls go down, but one thing that is certain   
   and constant is Mayor de Blasio’s commitment to combating income   
   inequality in New York City. It’s why he fought for paid sick-   
   leave protections, living-wage increases, and universal pre-   
   kindergarten for every New York family,” he said.   
      
   http://nypost.com/2015/05/12/de-blasio-gets-lowest-approval-   
   rating-of-his-mayoral-career/   
      
        
      
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