Sharpton and Lynch ripped by New Yorkers in latest poll
The two most grating voices in the dispute over NYPD policies are feeling the wrath of voters.
The Rev. Al Sharpton and police union leader Patrick Lynch got hammered Thursday in the first poll on police-community relations since the murder of two cops last month.
The Quinnipiac University poll found only 29 percent of voters view Sharpton favorably, while 53 percent give him a thumbs-down.
It was Sharptons worst showing in the poll in 18 months.
And for the first time, a solid majority of voters said the rabble-rousing rev was a mostly negative force in the city.
Lynch, president of the Patromens Benevolent Association, fared even worse, with only 18 percent of voters giving him a positive score, while 39 percent rated him negatively.
Voters by large margins said it was wrong for cops to turn their backs on Mayor Bill de Blasio. Lynch had refused to condemn the act.
They also criticized Lynch for saying the mayor had blood on his hands in the Dec. 20 shooting deaths of Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos.
Its an incongruous pairing, but Lynch and Rev. Al Sharpton, the outspoken police critic, share in the negative judgments of New Yorkers, said pollster Maurice Carroll.
Despite their feelings about the leaders at the forefront of tensions over NYPD policies, voters expressed strong support for the cops themselves especially those who patrol their own neighborhoods.
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Sharpton and Lynch ripped by New Yorkers in latest poll