It's been a year since Eliot Spitzer resigned as New York governor after revelations that he had consorted with prostitutes, and it hasn't been a kind one to his successor, David Paterson, who had been his lieutenant governor, according to a Manhattanville College poll conducted Feb. 28 to March 5. The Manhattanville poll is generally consistent with recent ones by the Marist Institute, Siena College and Quinnipiac University.

Most New York voters like some of his personal qualities - he works hard, he's perceived as honest and ethical, well-informed and warm and likeable. But his job performance is panned by a 66 percent to 29 percent margin and he is viewed unfavorably by 46 percent compared to 41 percent who see him favorably. By contrast, the man he passed over to pick former upstate Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand to fill Hillary Clinton's vacant Senate seat - Attorney General Andrew Cuomo - is viewed favorably by a 70 percent to 13 percent margin.