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New Yorkers Pan Obama for Pressuring Paterson
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09/24/09
Filed Under:Senate, Democrats, Barack Obama, Rudy Giuliani, Polls, Governors, Poll Watch, 2010 Elections
While nearly two-thirds of New Yorkers in both parties don't want Gov. David Paterson to run again next year, they did not like President Obama's attempt to meddle in state politics, saying by 62 percent to 27 percent that the White House was wrong to urge him to drop out, according to a Marist Poll conducted Sept. 22.PD toolbar!
That view was held by 51 percent of Democrats and 77 percent of Republicans (some of whom, given Paterson's poor poll numbers, probably should be rooting for someone to press him to remain a candidate).
The numbers remain about the same when voters were asked whether they thought the White House was wrong, even if Paterson's presence at the top of the ticket would hurt other Democratic candidates. Sixty percent still disapproved of the White House move, and Democrats said by 48 percent to 42 percent that Obama should have kept hands off.
Paterson said at a news conference Tuesday that when Obama encountered him on the tarmac at the Albany airport during a visit to the state on Monday, the president "expressed a little chagrin about the process in the situation." The New York Times and other news outlets had reported that White House political director Patrick Gaspard had met with Paterson and told him that the president had lost confidence in him and would not back him if he ran.
Voters are split on whether they think Paterson on the ticket would, in fact, hurt other Democrats, with 43 percent saying it would and 41 percent saying it wouldn't. The margin of error is 4 percentage points.
Paterson's job approval numbers remain in the tank, with 44 percent ranking him as poor, 35 percent as fair and only 17 percent as good or excellent.
As far as the New York Senate race, Marist said that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani would beat Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand 51 percent to 40 percent if he chose to run. Nine percent were undecided. Former Republican Gov. George Pataki had a weaker showing, leading Gillibrand 45 percent to 41 percent, with 14 percent undecided. The margin of error is 4 percentage points.
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davidl7082
12:41PM Sep 24th 2009
Obama not supporting Patterson would probably ensure his re-election. Cuomo is nothing more than a democratic stooge and is looking for a permanent job in Washington.
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Jim
12:46PM Sep 24th 2009
The irony, of course, is Patterson would have welcomed the President's endorsement. Since he can't get it, he is playing the victim card. As for Cuomo, how is Cuomo believing and acting like a Democrat all of his political life constitute his being a "democratic stooge?" Are all Republicans who believe and act as Republicans "republican stooges" then?
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(-6) Jody
1:47PM Sep 24th 2009
Why don't all of these "empty suit" politicians try something foreign to them - doing their own jobs - and representing the people.
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(12) jpgoodrow
1:54PM Sep 24th 2009
Obama has been one big misstep after the other thanks to hiring all the same tired old corrupt Clinton staffers who are no doubt laughing their arses off.
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(14) Pete
2:59PM Sep 24th 2009
62% of New Yorkers are smart enough to know Obama wants Paterson to drop out because Obama is more concerned about HIMSELF than New York.
Obama remarked after a campaign speech in which the crowd chanted "YES WE CAN YES WE CAN" "They're drinking the juice."
The other 27% are DRINKIN' THE JUICE.
Obama remarked after a campaign speech in which the crowd chanted "YES WE CAN YES WE CAN" "They're drinking the juice."
The other 27% are DRINKIN' THE JUICE.
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(8) Richard
3:50PM Sep 24th 2009
The president swaggerd and smiled at the speech to students..and on the his introduction praised Governor Patterson. To most people this was so blatenly insensitive and must have been humiliating to Governor Patterson...What Character Mr. President..
Speaking about New York.. Anyone familiar with Apollo Alliance,NY? It's director Jeff Jones was a known Weathermen Radical on the lame 11 years until the FBI caught him...Apollo Alliance helped wrote our stimulus Bill. How's that for using our Tax money..Outrageous. Maybe Apollo should also be investigated as Acorn? http://www.philkerpen.com/?q=node/292
Speaking about New York.. Anyone familiar with Apollo Alliance,NY? It's director Jeff Jones was a known Weathermen Radical on the lame 11 years until the FBI caught him...Apollo Alliance helped wrote our stimulus Bill. How's that for using our Tax money..Outrageous. Maybe Apollo should also be investigated as Acorn? http://www.philkerpen.com/?q=node/292
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(6) juddty
4:03PM Sep 24th 2009
Obama thinks he can do anything he wants..First he fires a major corp. CEO. What right did he have to do this? Now he is trying to shape his party by telling people who can and cannot run because he thinks it will reflect on his party. Who ever heard of something like this from a president especially telling governors of states what to do?.. The mans arrogance and narcissm is totally amazing.
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(7) Jamfest
4:11PM Sep 24th 2009
President Obama needs to be very careful about how he gets involved with state politics.
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(4) snailknitter
11:45PM Sep 24th 2009
I'm "suggesting" that Obama leave his office.
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