Matthew Hamilton is reporting in the Times Union a majority of New Yorkers polled believe Confederate statues or memorials should remain in place, amid calls that similar statues in other parts of the country be taken down. In a Siena College poll released Wed., Sep. 6, 59 percent of those responding said the Confederate monuments should stay up, while 35 percent said they should be taken down. Majorities in every part of the state support maintaining such statues, with 70 percent of upstaters agreeing that, as Siena phrased it, "like Washington, Jefferson and Columbus, they are part of our country's history and for some, they are a source of pride and a celebration of our culture." In the same poll, 66 percent of all voters expressed an overall unfavorable view of President Donald Trump. "New Yorkers are viewing the Queens-born president more negatively than they have any time since he took office," Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg said. Greenberg said that while Trump continues to be viewed unfavorably by Democrats, the president's favorability rating with Republicans has dropped by 20 points since July. Siena polled 771 registered voters statewide. Read the full story in the Times Union.