Mr. Bloomberg's handling of Tropical Storm Irene won particularly high marks; voters approved of the city's storm preparations by 86 percent to 10 percent, and of the decision to evacuate flood-prone areas by 90 percent to 8 percent.
The governor's handling of the storm also burnished his reputation in New Jersey.
"I don't have a lot of complaints about their handling of Desert Storm.
Among likely voters, 69% said they approved of Obama's handling of the storm.
And in New Jersey, a new Rutgers-Eagleton poll found that Gov. Chris Christie's ratings jumped 18 percentage points — also a by-product of his handling of the storm.
"It's your decision," he said, careful not to make the offer seem a criticism of the handling of the storm by Mexico's president, Enrique Peña Nieto.
Sorry, guys: polls show overwhelming approval for Mr. Obama's handling of the storm, and a significant rise in his overall favorability ratings.
Appearing on the networks this morning, Christie, for the third day in a row, heaped praise on Obama's handling of the storm.
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, for instance, posted his strongest approval marks in two years in results released Tuesday by Quinnipiac, and voters overwhelmingly praised his handling of the storm.
Indeed, it was the agency's handling of the storm, which one longtime watchdog described as bordering "on the edge of magic," that prompted calls by fellow Republicans and others for Mr. Lhota to run.
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, buoyed by his handling of Tropical Storm Irene, is once again viewed favorably by a majority of New York City voters, according to a poll released Monday morning by Quinnipiac University.
