Things look awfully grim for David Paterson, New York's accidental governor. In fact, I'd venture a guess that if Eliot Spitzer had decided to hang on to the governor's seat, he'd be more popular today than Patterson is.
It's too early yet to dig Paterson's grave. But if this poll is accurate, we can at least start picking out a headstone:
Voters say by 55 percent to 20 percent that they would prefer another candidate if Paterson runs again in 2010.
When only one in five voters want you back in office...that sends a pretty clear signal.
Paterson got off to a bad start and has never really found his footing. So far, his biggest accomplishment has been to pick a fight with Saturday Night Live. Though the poll doesn't say, I imagine that "sticking it to SNL" ranks fairly low on a list of voter concerns.
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