Empire-gate

Looking back at the most recent public poll, Gov. Eliot Spitzer was already having serious trouble in Albany. Sienna College, which surveyed 633 NY RVs from 2/11-14, showed...

-- Spitzer had a Fav/Unfav of 41%/46%, a 3% drop from his Jan. rating of 44%/41% and an 18% drop from his 7/07 rating of 59%/28%;

-- just one-third of NYers said Spitzer was an excellent or good Gov., while 65% characterized him as fair or poor;

-- just one-quarter of voters would have voted to reelect Spitzer in '10, while 50% would've prefered another candidate;

-- and just one-third of respondents said NY was headed in the right direction.

(Hotline's MATTHEW GOTTLIEB)