Poll Shows NYers Prefer Pataki To Paterson

2009_04_votspi.jpg The Post offers some perspective, by way of the Siena College poll released yesterday, about how voters feel about Governor David Paterson: "New Yorkers would rather have disgraced ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer as the state's chief executive than Gov. Paterson. The Siena College survey, released yesterday, also showed that more New Yorkers would prefer former Govs. Mario Cuomo or George Pataki than either Spitzer or Paterson." When asked to pick their choice from recent governors, 39% opted for Cuomo, followed by Pataki, Spitzer and then Paterson. Well, we suppose absence makes the heart grow fonder. Or that Spitzer should be wary about his comeback. That same survey found Paterson has a dismal 18% approval rating.

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Out of all those losers, Spitzer actually did the least damage. How is the state even still in business after 25 years of fail?

I don't think Paterson cares.

Would Paterson run to retain his seat? I doubt it. He's doing what he was chosen to do.

Pataki is a crook and paterson is an idiot. I chose the idiot over the crook

Idiot is a strong word, but felixthecat2 is pretty right

I wouldn't mind Spitzer back. Frankly, I didn't care if he was fucking hookers. As long as he was running the states business right, the fact that he was fucking hookers was a personal problem between him and his wife, as far as I was concerned.

I care that he was fucking hookers. His decisions clearly impacted the state-he is as crooked as they come. Paterson is clearly in over his head. Pataki should be on trial for gross incompetence

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