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Poll Watch: 2010 New York Governor’s Race Has Rudy Giuliani Far Ahead of Governor David Paterson
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... In the latest Rasmussen poll, Republican and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is far ahead of incumbent New York Governor David Paterson. Rudy is behind if he runs against Democrat Attorney General Andrew Cuomo but by only 7 points. ...

Polling and Political Wrap-Up, 7/16/09
Daily Kos — ... . For the Statehouse, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo crushes incumbent Governor David Paterson (61-27). Meanwhile, in the Senate primary, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney has a six point lead (33-27) over Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. Note one key difference: Very few undecideds on the gubernatorial side, and a ton of undecideds on the Senate side. That does not bode well for Paterson, who also loses to Rudy Giuliani by 22 (55-33), according to the poll. Cuomo, on the other hand, enjoys a seven point lead over Rudy (48-41). ...

Meanwhile In New York
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com — The unsurprising thing is that Rudy Giuliani continues to lead incumbent Governor David Patterson by over twenty points, 55%-33%, according to Rasmussen Reports.  Somewhat more surprising is that Giuliani trails Attorney General Andrew Cuomo by only 48%-41%.  It is widely suspected that Giuliani will get in the race if Patterson runs, but will not get in if Cuomo runs.  Of course, if his numbers continue to improve against Cuomo, that calculus could change.

Polling and Political Wrap-Up, 9/24/09
Daily Kos — ... A pair of new polls out of the Empire State show that Kirsten Gillibrand might just hang onto her Senate seat even if former Governor George Pataki comes calling, while David Paterson's decision to dig in his heels in his gubernatorial campaign is not translating to better poll numbers. Rasmussen is actually more favorable to Paterson than most pollsters have been, having the embattled incumbent in a tie with Rick Lazio (38-38) and only down eleven points to Rudy Giuliani (50-39). As with other polls, however, Andrew Cuomo destroys Paterson in a Democratic primary bid (61-27), ...

NY-Gov: NYT Says Giuliani Won't Run
Swing State Project — ... One other NY-Gov topic: Rasmussen released a poll of the general election matchups in the race yesterday, although the poll's now looking obsolete already. Interestingly, it had one of Giuliani's best performances so far, with Rudy trailing Cuomo only 49-46. (Giuliani beats Paterson 57-30. Cuomo beats Lazio 57-29, while Lazio beats Paterson 41-37.) Giuliani may well had decided against a run well in advance of this poll, simply given the state's lean and the financial challenges of a run against Cuomo -- and probably that it'd be a lot less lucrative and more frustrating than ...

Giuliani Not Running For Governor; Cuomo Becomes The Frontrunner
The Atlantic Politics Channel — ... , which has learned of Giuliani's decision from "people who have been told" of it. Giuliani hasn't announced it publicly, so this is all second-hand so far. This now makes Attorney General Andrew Cuomo the consensus frontrunner: Gov. David Paterson's (D) is very unpopular in the state, and former Rep. Rick Lazio of Long Island is the only Republican who has announced a bid. A Rasmussen poll released yesterday showed Cuomo beating Lazio 57 percent to 29 percent; against Giuliani, Rasmussen reported a much, much closer race, with Cuomo leading Giuliani by three percentage points, ...

Polling and Political Wrap-Up, 11/19/09
Daily Kos — ... now, but our first stop on the Rasmussen Reports "Hey, The Democrats Are Going to Lose Everywhere" Tour is in the Empire State. The pollster claims that Rudy Giuliani is within three points of Democrat Andrew Cuomo in a prospective 2010 gubernatorial matchup. A trio of polls taken within ...