Poll: Pataki still down; not much oomph for Weld (NY)

[Moooooo]

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Republican Gov. George Pataki's prospects are better but still bleak, while a potential GOP alternative, former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld, hasn't exactly caught fire with voters, a statewide poll reported Wednesday.

The poll, from the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, showed state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, a Democrat, leading Pataki, 53 percent to 32 percent, in a possible 2006 gubernatorial matchup. A February poll from the Hamden, Conn.-based institute had Spitzer leading Pataki, 54 percent to 30 percent.

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Some buzz was created in New York political circles last month when Weld said he was seriously considering running for governor in his native New York, if Pataki did not seek re-election. Weld moved back to New York in 2000.

But the latest Quinnipiac poll had Spitzer leading Weld, 60 percent to 16 percent.

[PBrunsel]

60 to 16, that's quite a lead over Bill Weld there.

[Defarge]

Break out the champagne gents...

[Beet]

Break out the champagne gents...

The election is not until November.

[Q]

Break out the champagne gents...

The election is not until November.

of next year.

[Defarge]

Break out the champagne gents...

The election is not until November.

of next year.

So?