A poll shows support has plummeted among New Yorkers this week for scandal-plagued Gov. David Paterson to continue to serve out his term.
The Quinnipiac (KWIHN'-uh-pee-ak) University poll released Friday shows that 46 percent of New Yorkers say he should finish out his term. In a poll earlier in the week that number was 61 percent.
Paterson hasn't been charged with a crime. He's being investigated over whether he inappropriately contacted a woman who accused one of his top aides of domestic violence.
And this week a state ethics board accused him of violating a gift ban by seeking and obtaining free World Series tickets.
The poll questioned 1,325 New Yorkers on Wednesday and Thursday. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.7 percentage points.
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