Yet more evidence of "Dems in Disarray " --> NY-GOV POLL: Cuomo 59, Paladino 24.

[jefferson_dem]

:wow:

Poll Shows Support for Cuomo
By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE and MARJORIE CONNELLY

New York voters are profoundly pessimistic about the state economy, worried that they or someone in their household will be laid off in the coming year, and convinced that Albany is rife with corruption.

But in the race for governor, they are rallying not around the gruff outsider who has promised to take a baseball bat to Albany, but around an insider who has spent much of his adult life working in government: Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo.

A New York Times poll found that Mr. Cuomo had opened a big lead over Carl P. Paladino, drawing 59 percent of likely voters, to his Republican rival’s 24 percent.

New Yorkers’ embrace of Mr. Cuomo stands in vivid contrast to many races around the country, where establishment candidates face steep climbs to re-election, and insurgents backed by Tea Party activists appear poised to win a significant number of seats in Congress.

Mr. Cuomo’s popularity appears to be fueled in part by widespread doubts about Mr. Paladino’s temperament and qualifications.

Some 59 percent of voters in the poll said that Mr. Paladino did not have the right temperament and personality to be a good governor, while 55 percent said that Mr. Paladino, a novice candidate who made millions as a real estate developer, did not have the right kind of experience.

Only 11 percent of voters in the poll had a favorable view of Mr. Paladino. And when asked what comes to mind when they hear his name, voters offered a collection of negative personality traits, like “angry,” “bigoted” or “obnoxious.”

“I’ve been reading about a lot of things he said and watching his ads, and he seems very angry,” Michelle Sullivan, 52, a homemaker from Auburn who described herself as an independent, said in a follow-up interview. “We’re all upset in New York State with the way it’s been run, but I don’t think it’s a good thing for a candidate to be that angry. He’s scary-angry, actually.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/18/nyregion/18poll.html?_r=1&emc=na&pagewanted=print

[Mass]

1. What is amazing is that the Times seems surprised.

But in the race for governor, they are rallying not around the gruff outsider who has promised to take a baseball bat to Albany, but around an insider who has spent much of his adult life working in government: Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo.

[Unvanguard]

2. Yes, and Nancy Pelosi will win a strong majority in San Francisco too. n/t

[Mz Pip]

3. Scary-angry

That sums up Paladino perfectly. Maybe toss in a bit of crazy to top it off.

Meanwhile on the other side of the country we've got to deal with Nutmeg.

[Ozymanithrax]

4. Actually, it is evidence that Palidino is a dipshit.

An incredibly bad candidate doesn't mean things are sweetness and light for Democrats. But if it is that lopsided, it could bode well for other races in New York.

[jefferson_dem]

5. True that.

In the House, there are at least three "toss ups" in NY (19, 23, and 24). The Dems in those districts will surely benefit from the Cuomo bandwagon.

[Clio the Leo]

6. And they're debating tomorrow right?

... should be fun.

[11 Bravo]

7. This might even get Rasmussen to move the race out of the "toss-up" category.

Maybe.

[Mass]

9. They have it in solid D. Even they are not that stupid.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_governor_elections/election_2010_gubernatorial_scorecard

8. Paladino: Have Hate, Will Travel

[mikekohr]

10. WE ARE DOOMED!!!!!