Bill de Blasio may well be measuring tej drapes of Gracie Mansion as a new poll shows his with a commanding 44 point lead over his Republican rival, less than 30 days to Election Day.

Mr. de Blasio, the Democratic nominee for mayor, leads Mr. Lhota, deputy mayor and budget director in Rudy Giuliani’s administration, 67% to 23% among likely voters, according to a Wall Street Journal-NBC 4 New York-Marist poll, released Thursday.

“It’s about as lopsided as you can envision,” said Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion. “Lhota is not a force at this point.”

Among black voters, Mr. de Blasio leads Mr. Lhota, 89% to 4%, and among Latino voters he leads 76% to 14%. Among white likely voters, 57% support Mr. de Blasio, while 33% back Mr. Lhota.

Mr. de Blasio also crushing Mr. Lhota in nearly every demographic, including among women (69% to 22%); men (65% to 24%); Catholics (61% to 31%); Jews (61% to 26%); and Protestants (77% to 14%). The single demographic in which Mr. Lhota boasts a slight lead is white Catholics, with 47% backing him and 45% supporting Mr. de Blasio.

Among registered voters, 43% said they have an unfavorable impression of of Mr. Lhota, 32% said they have a positive view and a quarter said they have either never heard of him or are unsure how to rate him. Conversely, 65% of registered voters have a favorable impression of Mr. de Blasio, while 23% have an unfavorable one.

The Republican led government shutdown is also hindering Mr. Lhota’s candidacy, as the poll showed 40% of registered voters think Mr. Lhota is not independent from the national GOP.

The only Jewish candidate in the race, Independent Jack Hidary, has the support of a mere 1 percent of likely voters, the poll showed.

(Jacob Kornbluh – YWN)