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Poll: New Yorkers Don't Think Paterson Should Resign
Gov. David Paterson (D-NY)
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A new Quinnipiac poll of New York finds that the state's registered voters overwhelmingly disapprove of Gov. David Paterson's (D) performance -- but at the same time, they don't want him to resign from office over his reported intervention into domestic violence charges against an aide.
Paterson's approval rating has reached an all-time low in Quinnipiac's polling, with only 24% approval and 62% disapproval. This is a sharp decline from his already-terrible ratings from a month ago, when he was at 37%-54%. However, 61% of respondents also said he should serve out his full term, against only 31% who think he should resign. Both of these poll results were spread fairly evenly across partisan lines.
Paterson, who succeeded to the office in 2008 after the resignation of Gov. Eliot Spitzer, already announced last week that he would not seek a full term as governor in this year's election. A key factor in the reluctance to see Paterson leave office prematurely appears to be the matter of his potential successor, the unknown Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch, who was appointed to the office last year by Paterson in a controversial and legally disputed action.
A whopping 78% of respondents have no opinion of Ravitch, with only 12% having a favorable view of him, and 9% unfavorable. The poll also asked: "Who do you think would more effectively govern New York state until December 31 - David Paterson or Richard Ravitch?" The answer here is Paterson 47%, Ravitch 29%.
From the pollster's analysis: "Whether it's mercy, pity or a fear of stepping into the unknown, it runs across all the demographic categories."
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cleanupnynow
March 4, 2010 1:45 AM
As if things could not get any worse for David Paterson – well things have.
The Commission on Public Integrity has informed Paterson there is reasonable cause to believe he violated the public officers law last year when he solicited and accepted tickets to the first game of the 2009 World Series at Yankees Stadium
Worse, the Commission on Public Integrity also found that there is reasonable cause to believe that the governor lied under oath about the matter. This finding indicates that reasonable cause exists to pursue perjury charges against David Paterson.
First, David Paterson engages in a GROSS ABUSE of office by covering up the violent assault conducted by Mr. Dave Johnson, his top aide, upon Mrs. Sherr-una Booker and UNLAWFULLY intervenes to protect Mr. Johnson from accusations of domestic violence by ordering the state police to deter Mr. Booker from going to court.
Now we have ethics violations, and lying under oath – PERJURY.
Is David Paterson for real?
This UN-ELECTED GOV and all the unqualified, incompetent friends and gal pals - - David Johnson, Clemmie Harris, Michael Jones-Bey, Gabrielle Turner, Indira Noel, Harry Corbitt – he has placed in jobs need to be cleaned out…GET HIM AND THEM OUT NOW.
The more and more I read of the transgressions by David Paterson and his staff – lying under oath/perjury, the cover-ups, obstruction of justice, ethics violations, blatant lies - the more and more I wish Eliot Spitzer would have just read “The Democratic Conference: Organizational and Operational Structure Report”.
http://www.politico.com/static/PPM110_demreportfinal.html
This scathing report indicated that Paterson’s New York State Senate Minority office, headed by the highly inept Michael Jones-Bey, was completely dysfunctional. The unqualified and disinterested Mr. Jones-Bey, a childhood friend of Paterson, who is now incredulously Director of Division of Minority & Women Owned Business Development (DMWBD) at New York State’s Empire State Development Corporation, was reported to be more interested in partying and boozing up with staff than working.
Looks like Mr. Jones-Bey learned his dysfunctional ways from his boss.
David Paterson needs to RESIGN NOW and bring his CRONIES with him.
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