Summary: Quinnipiac University Polling Institute Director Maurice Carroll helps decode the recent Quinnipiac poll, which found that black and Hispanic voters were much more optimistic about the future than white voters in NYC, among other things. The Quinnipiac poll shows "there are almost no gender gaps, but wide racial gaps": Black voters are optimistic about the city 81 - 13 percent and Hispanic voters are optimistic 69 - 21 percent, with white voter optimism at 51 - 45 percent The mayor will make their life better rather than worse, black voters say 43 - 11 percent and Hispanic voters say 34 - 14 percent, while white voters say 33 - 26 percent their life will get worse. From Q poll, interesting optimism/race numbers. Minorities more optimistic under de Blasio. Discussing 10am on WNYC. pic.twitter.com/f7Onh5gWhr — Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) March 21, 2014
