New York voters said by a 58-35 percent margin they would not want their daughter to be an intern in the state legislature in the wake of the Vito Lopez sexual harassment scandal, according to a Quinnipiac University poll:
Men say not-my-daughter 59 - 33 percent and women agree 56 - 37 percent. Voters with children under 18 years old say no 68 - 28 percent.
"With all the stories about the bad behavior in Albany, would you want your daughter to be a legislative intern? A majority of voters say no," said Maurice Carroll, director of the polling institute.
Lopez, a 71-year-old Brooklyn Democrat, resigned from the Assembly last month.
Also, by a 51 - 22 percent margin, New York State voters say Sheldon Silver should step down as State Assembly Speaker because of the way he handled the case:
New York State voters disapprove 52 - 21 percent of the job Silver is doing, down from 44 - 23 percent disapproval April 17 and Silver's worst overall approval rating ever.
Voters approve 54 - 31 percent of the job their own state senator is doing, but say 47 - 40 percent that their state senator should be thrown out of office as part of an overall house- cleaning. Voters are split 42 - 40 percent in approval of their Assembly member, but are willing 45 - 38 percent to replace that member as part of a legislative house-cleaning.
The poll revealed 67 percent believe New York State government is dysfunctional, and 86 percent call government corruption a "very serious" or "somewhat serious" problem.