Paterson Vulnerable in 2010
by Matt at Jan 27th, 2009
Ouch. This has to hurt.
Gov. Paterson’s lead over Attorney General Andrew Cuomo in a potential 2010 Democratic gubernatorial primary has dwindled from a whopping 23 points last month to just two, according to a poll released today.
For the first time since May, Cuomo has a better favorable rating among voters - 64 percent - than Paterson, who is at 60 percent, according to a new Siena College Research Institute poll of registered voters.
A little over year ago, Paterson was thrust into the governorship, and seemed to win the praise of members of both parties… now he’s damaged by the ongoing budget debate, and this Caroline Kennedy debacle. I don’t think Cuomo would be any better, but Paterson lost my respect several months back, so it is nice to see (no pun intended) he isn’t is gonna waltz his way to reelection.