Poll: New Yorkers Would Take Spitzer Over Paterson

ALBANY—The latest Marist poll has David Paterson's approval rating still below 20 percent, and a majority of voters actually would

ALBANY—The latest Marist poll has David Paterson's approval rating still below 20 percent, and a majority of voters actually would prefer having Eliot Spitzer in the Capitol.

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Nineteen percent of registered voters surveyed think Paterson is doing an excellent or good job, similar to the result in a Siena Poll released last month, which found Paterson's approval rating at 18 percent.

Interestingly, Paterson's numbers are somewhat higher among suburban voters and Jewish voters.

Poll: New Yorkers Would Take Spitzer Over Paterson