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Paterson's Popularity Plummets | Caroline Kennedy has a reason to smile today. A new poll shows that David Paterson's job approval ratings have fallen to an all-time low since he took office last year. The governor is viewed favorably by just 40 percent of voters—down from 64 percent in November—and it also gives Andrew Cuomo a commanding lead in a possible primary contest. [NYP]
Shockingly, New Yorkers Not Better Off | In what will undoubtedly come as a huge surprise to you, a new poll finds that 56 percent of New York City residents say they're worse off financially than they were a year ago. [NYT]
Bloomberg's Popularity: Slipping Fast | According to a new poll, 59 percent of New Yorkers still believe Michael Bloomberg is doing an "excellent" or "good" job as mayor. That's down from 68 percent a month ago and is below 60 percent for the first time since August 2005. [City Room]
Tough Times for Goomahs | Forget the wives who can no longer afford to go wild at Barneys with their husbands' AmEx Platinum cards. The women who are really going to suffer in these turbulent economic times are the mistresses of cheating husbands. According to a new survey of men worth at least $20 million and who have had an extra-marital lover for at least a year, 80 percent said they planned to cut back on gifts, allowances, and certain perks like jet rides and vacations in light of the recession. [WSJ]
McCain Sinking Fast | John McCain and Barack Obama will face off in their third and final debate at Hofstra in a few hours. But as bad as McCain's prospects were at the start of the day, they're now getting worse by the minute. Today's plunge in the Dow—it's been down several hundred points for most of the afternoon—has led to a new low for him on InTrade, which now estimates his chances of winning the election at 1-in-5. [Clusterstock]
Obama Leading the Soda Poll | As if it's not bad enough that you have to do your shopping at 7-11, you now have to indicate which candidate you're voting for this November, too. The chain is now offering soda cups in two varieties—red and blue, naturally—and Obama is currently ahead by 16 percentage points, in case you're curious. [7Election]
This may not be as statistically reliable as a Quinnipiac poll, but if you're an Obama supporter, you'll be happy to hear that the Democratic nominee is a full 10 percentage points ahead of John McCain when it comes to Halloween masks for sale on Amazon.com.
