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New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo may deny he is considering a gubernatorial run in 2010, but nearly two-thirds of New Yorkers think he will be a candidate. A Siena Research Institute poll conducted May 18 to 21 found that 64 percent of registered voters expect Cuomo to run for the post next year. And 47 percent of voters said they would prefer he run for governor, compared to 33 percent who would like to see him run for re-election as Attorney General.

Registered Democrats said they would vote for Cuomo over current Democratic Gov. David A. Paterson, 70 percent to 19 percent. In a hypothetical match-up Cuomo would soundly defeat Republican Rudy Giuliani, 53 percent to 41 percent. If the Democrats nominate Paterson, however, voters said they would go for Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, 59 percent to 31 percent. Reiterating the incumbent's low public standing. Just 15 percent of voters said they would vote for Paterson in 2010, while 71 percent said they would prefer to elect someone else as governor. Paterson's 27 favorable rating matched Siena's April poll findings, and is his lowest rating since he took over the state's reigns in March 2008.