According to the results of a Quinnipiac poll released this week, 61% of New Yorkers and 79% of Staten Islanders felt Staten Island Chuck was defending his turf when he bit Mayor Bloomberg on Groundhog Day.Fifteen percent thought it was political.
Based on the YouTube video I saw, Chuck, whose full name is Charles G. Hogg, bit Bloomberg's finger when the mayor tried to grab him for a photo op.
Quinnipiac polled 984 registered city voters from Feb. 17-22. The margin of error was plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
The article from Newsday:
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny-odd--groundhogbite0225feb25,0,6721601.story
