NY-Gov: Another Poll Has Paterson Leading Rudy

Marist College (11/18, registered voters, Oct. in parens):

David Paterson (D-inc): 51 (51)

Rudy Giuliani (R): 41 (42)

Undecided: 8 (7)

(MoE: ±4%)

So, a slightly wider margin than we saw in the Siena College poll the other day, but not too much difference. Unlike in the Siena survey, though, Paterson’s approvals have dropped somewhat, to 51-37 from 57-34. Still, not too shabby given the financial crisis.

Marist also tested Paterson against Bloomberg, but to me, that’s not even a question worth asking. Bloomsberry just spent a huge amount of political capital on his definition-of-self-serving move to extend term limits in NYC. He’s running for mayor in 2009. There is quite literally no way, no how he could do that then turn right around and run for governor. However, there is one interesting tidbit here: Paterson trailed His Bloominess by 11 in October, but leads by 4 now. Make of that what you will.

Anyhow, I also tend to doubt Rudy will even run – his “leaving the door open” statement the other day was so half-hearted. But it at least remains a possibility. And I’d love to see Paterson wipe the floor with him.

16 thoughts on “NY-Gov: Another Poll Has Paterson Leading Rudy”

  1. Lose, Rudy, lose! Really, I can hardly wait to see him lose another race so that he’s so disgraced no one will let him run for any other office ever again!

  2. If Rudy really comes after him, this could be a $20M race, no?

    New York being as Democratic as it is, I expect the Governor to pull it off, and fairly easily, but only if he’s got the cash. IIRC, the DGA is perpetually underfunded, so they can’t come in to save him if needed.

  3. I think for Rudy, being President is the only job he’d find more interesting than “Being Rudy.”  It would be fun to watch Patterson clobber him.  Rudy’s Presidential campaign was so far beyond direction-less — I can’t remember which one, but one of the major news magazines called it “Rudy’s $40 Million Florida Vacation.”

  4. a Rudy vs. Paterson race will be one of the meanest, nastiest, most vile races with plenty of racial undertones.

    Another words, Rudy should do well on Long Island.  

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