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Paterson's popularity edges up in new poll

Gov. David A. Paterson speaks to a joint

Photo credit: AP Photo | Gov. David A. Paterson speaks to a joint session of the Legislature at the Capitol in Albany. Paterson asked legislators to support painful midyear spending cuts to help close a $3-billion budget deficit. (Nov. 9, 2009)

ALBANY - Gov. David A. Paterson's approval rating has edged up slightly but an increasing number of voters want Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to run for governor, according to a poll released Monday.

The Siena Research Institute found Cuomo would beat Paterson, 75 percent to 16 percent, in a hypothetical primary - an increase of 9 percentage points in Cuomo's favor since last month. Cuomo's...

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