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Paterson's approval rating backslides
New York Post ^ | September 16, 2009 | BRENDAN SCOTT

Posted on 09/16/2009 8:16:10 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement

ALBANY – Voter approval of Gov. Paterson has slipped backward in the wake of his perceived inaction on the financial crisis and his controversial complaints about racial bias in the media, according to new poll out this morning.

The Marist College survey of registered voters found Paterson's job approval rating, which has for months been among the lowest for a governor in the nation, dropped a point to 20 percent. The Democratic governor had crept up to 21 percent in June after reaching a dismal 19 percent one month earlier.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: nyc; paterson
What Would Jimmy Carter Say?
1 posted on 09/16/2009 8:16:10 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

Jimmy Carter suspects racism is what is driving this.


2 posted on 09/16/2009 8:17:06 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Put butter on your tag line.)
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

There really is not much of a difference between a 21 and 19 percent approval rating...


3 posted on 09/16/2009 8:17:23 AM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: Lazamataz
We know what's really behind this growing disapproval.
(/sarcasm off/)


4 posted on 09/16/2009 8:20:58 AM PDT by Iron Munro ("You can't kill the beast while sucking at its teat." - Claire Wolfe)
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To: 2banana

IS 0 considered a poll number?


5 posted on 09/16/2009 8:21:47 AM PDT by Dr. Ursus
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