Hochul trouncing all Dem rivals: poll

Gov. Hochul holds a commanding lead in the Democratic primary for governor — with more than double the support of her nearest rival, state Attorney General Letitia James, a new survey obtained by The Post reveals.

Hochul leads James 40 percent to 17 percent among primary voters, with a mere 7 percent of Democrats supporting Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and the potential bid of Mayor de Blasio. About 30 percent of Democrats are undecided.

In a hypothetical head-to-head matchup, Hochul leads James with 44 percent support to 26 percent, the poll by In the Field Global found.

The poll did not include Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Nassau/Queens), who is expected to announce Monday whether he will jump into the race.

James picks up more of de Blasio and Williams’ supporters than does Hochul if either or both of those men are not in the primary.

“Hochul is doing all the right things and she has the bully pulpit,” said In the Field Global pollster Rob Cole, a top aide to former Republican Gov. George Pataki, who conducted the survey for a moderate political group.

Cole said Buffalo native Hochul’s strategy of spending a lot of time in the New York City area is paying off. She leads Brooklynite James in the Big Apple.

The poll also showed 73 percent of Democrats have a favorable view of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) as he prepares to seek a fifth six-year term next year, 13 percent have an unfavorable view; and the rest are undecided.

Meanwhile 75 percent of New York state Democrats have favorable view of President Biden while 15 percent do not.