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November 16, 2009

Anonymous The Press Republican Mon Nov 16, 2009, 10:38 AM EST

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A new poll says New York Gov. David Paterson's overall favorability rating has increased slightly in the past month, up from 27 percent in October to 33 percent now.

The Siena College poll also found his job performance was rated fair or better by 61 percent of likely voters, virtually unchanged from last month.

It's the first poll since Paterson's 2010 campaign committee launched a $500,000-a-week TV advertising buy.

Asked about a potential primary between Paterson and Democratic Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, 75 percent of likely Democratic voters say they would support Cuomo, with 16 percent for Paterson.

The telephone survey of 800 registered voters was released Monday. It was conducted between last Sunday and Thursday and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.