According to a new poll just 19 percent of New Yorkers would vote for Paterson in an upcoming race for the governorship. Still, the troubled governor wants the public to see the numbers through his rose colored glasses: "Obviously, like a lot of other governors, my poll numbers aren't that great, but when the elections come and we get to go to the public and explain why we had to make the difficult choices that we made ... they will hear that message," he told MSNBC.
At this point Paterson is even less popular than expelled Sen. Monserrate, who's been convicted of domestic assault, but he still acts like the most popular guy in the room. Just today he issued a statement criticizing a fellow Dem, Comptroller Tom Dinapoli: “Comptroller DiNapoli talks a good game on issues in which he has no formal role…but is much less willing to talk about his responsibility to manage the state's pension fund."
