Posted on 03/23/2009 9:34:55 AM PDT by freespirited
Gov. Paterson's job performance ratings have crashed thorough the floor, with less than one in five New Yorkers saying he's doing well, a new poll shows.
Just 19% of those polled gave him a positive rating, while 78% turned thumbs down, the Siena College poll found. That's down from 51% positive and 45% negative in the same poll just two months ago.
How bad have things gone for a governor?
New York's first black governor trails Attorney General Andrew Cuomo 55-22% among black voters in a potential 2010 primary.
Overall, he would lose to Cuomo 67% to 17%, the poll found. In late January, Paterson held a small lead over Cuomo.
"The speed of his falling numbers is staggering," Siena Poll spokesman Steven Greenberg said.
Two months ago, voters viewed Paterson favorably by a 54% to 34% margin. The latest poll has him at 29% favorable and 58% unfavorable.
A whopping 67% of voters say they'd prefer someone else for governor next year, compared to just 14% who say they would vote to elect Paterson to a full four-year term.
The poll found black voters would prefer someone else to Paterson by a 52%-25% margin.
In a hypothetical matchup, Paterson trails badly to former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, while Cuomo has a healthy 10-point lead over the Republican.
"The governor should be grateful he does not have to face the voters anytime soon," Greenberg said.
Paterson's numbers began plummeting in the wake of his messy handling of the process to select a replacement for Hillary Clinton in the Senate and the trashing of Caroline Kennedy by those close to him after she withdrew.
The governor was also hammered in a series of television and radio ads over his proposed budget cuts.
He has since replaced a number of key staffers to try and turn his administration around.
Meanwhile, Paterson's choice to succeed Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, also saw her favorable ratings fall.
The poll said Gillibrand has a 26% to 20% favorable rating, with 54% having no opinion.
That's down from her 34% to 20% favorable rating last month.
Just 23% of voters say they are prepared to elect Gillibrand next year; 37% prefer someone else.
Still, Gillibrand would handily beat Republican Rep. Peter King 47-23% in a general election and is in a dead heat with former three term Gov. George Pataki at 41% each.
OTOH, he would be one more nail in the coffin of the RAT's dream of a filibuster proof majority.
There must be 19% Blacks in New York....who else would give him approval.
Clearly he can’t see the forest for the trees.
That was horrible.
Lord, I apologize for that joke — and save the starving pygmies down in New Guinea.
SnakeDoc
I wonder what Democrat will take his place.
Didn't the Rat Congress' approval rating drop to somewhere around 20 percent in the middle of the Bush administration?
Isn't Paterson's rating about typical for a Rat politician?
Black politicians have lost the protection of their victim status. Patrick in MA, Rangel, Maxine Waters, Obamachev, all have been revealed to be corrupt and incompetent.
Insofar as the Senate is concerned, frankly I’d prefer to see Gillebrand reelected above Pataki. I never liked Pataki; way too liberal and anti-gun for my tastes.
Yes, but they STILL have all the blacks support them....witness Marion Barry and William Jefferson!! geesh....NOTHING else matters except the color of their skin!
Yeah, Pataki. The turncoat who signed NY’s “assault” weapon bill into law.
I rather not see either of them, especially Gillebrand. She has to be voted out in the next election or she’ll come back to bite us all. The same way some republicans were okay with voting out some congressmen, and we are now reaping that whirlwind. This is how the rats perpetuate their power, by taking advantage of our integrity, when they have none.
19 Percent?
More dentists recommend sugary gum for their patients who chew gum.
Gillebrand is a long way from being pro 2A! Her record is certainly not very good on that account.
I’d rather have Pataki than Gillebrand, but not by much.
There is something about the guy, I just dont trust him.
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