More than one-third of the city's Democratic voters don't know enough about him to form an opinion, according to the Marist poll.

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But a recent Marist poll puts Kennedy tied with New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo as among the top picks to replace Clinton.

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The Marist poll showed Caroline Kennedy and Andrew Cuomo each with 25 percent support of those polled, while 26 percent of respondents said they are unsure.

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The Marist poll put that figure at 36 percent.

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In a recent NBC New York-Marist Poll, half said they wouldn't even consider him, though the survey also showed that more registered Democrats now have a favorable than unfavorable impression of him.

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Ms. Quinn, the front-runner, has a similarly high profile but is less polarizing more than twice as many voters see her favorably compared with those who have an unfavorable opinion, according the Marist poll.

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Among other things, the congressman can point to a Marist College poll released Thursday showing that a majority of registered voters in his district -- 56% -- don't believe he should step down.

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This is according to a new poll by Marist College and WNBC which says a McCain-Rice ticket would beat either a Clinton-Obama or an Obama-Clinton combination, 49 to 46 percent and 49 to 44 percent respectively.

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Mr. Weiner is the best-known politician in the still-unsettled Democratic field, a poll conducted by NBC New York and Marist College found.

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