Police Commissioner Ray Kelly is being pressed by Republican Party officials to be their candidate to replace Michael Bloomberg as mayor, but an exclusive poll done for CBS 2 News found that New Yorkers aren’t wild about the idea.
Kelly is one of the most popular people in the city, but residents have a message for him: “don’t give up your day job,” reported political reporter Marcia Kramer.
Asked in an exclusive CBS 2/Rasmussen poll if Kelly should run for mayor, 33 percent said “yes,” while 49 percent said “no.” Another 17 percent said they were not sure.
People like the police commissioner — he has a 67-percent approval rating — but asked if they would vote for him for mayor, 42 percent said they were either very or somewhat likely to cast a ballot for him, while 47 percent said they were not very or not at all likely to vote for him.
Political consultant Hank Sheinkopf said he thinks the findings show people want Kelly to stay in the NYPD, not leave to seek elective office because he’s kept the city safe from terrorism in this post-9/11 world.
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