Poll: Spitzer ahead by 50

Democrat Eliot Spitzer continues to dominate more than halfway into this year's race for governor, trouncing opponents among male and female voters, in every region of the state, every age group and religion, a Newsday/NY1 poll has found. In the wake of last week's Republican and Democratic political conventions, Spitzer would thrash all challengers by 50-point margins, according to the survey of 1,463 registered voters by Blum & Weprin Associates in Manhattan.

"Spitzer truly looks invincible against all candidates," pollster Mickey Blum said. "The other people are pretty much irrelevant." Spitzer, the state's attorney general, would defeat Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi in a Democratic primary, 65 to 10 percent, if it were held today instead of September. He would beat Republican John Faso, 65 to 15 percent in a general election. William Weld, a Republican who dropped out yesterday, would lose to Spitzer, 66 to 15 percent.

Still, Spitzer, who has made his name fighting corporate corruption, is not a unanimous choice. "I got the impression that sometimes he was going after business just to boost his own name, rather than the fact that the businesses were really doing something wrong," said John Keitz, 66, a Republican from Plandome who appraises airplanes. Spitzer insists he has fought his cases on their merits.

The poll, conducted from Thursday to Monday, had a margin of error of 3 percentage points for all registered voters, 4 for Democrats and 5 for Republicans. Spitzer would take half the Republican votes against Faso and would defeat Weld, 46 to 35 percent, among the GOP. Republican Thomas Allegra of Seaford, who participated in the poll and said, "I hate Democrats," plans nonetheless to cast his vote for Spitzer in November. "Spitzer has a track record," said Allegra, 74, a retired superintendent of construction projects. "He comes out and he talks about the things that really affect us and bother us."

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What a pig.

and prosecute the war criminals. But he's still young. Here's hoping he's President in the future.

very cool, he's a new superstar in this party.

New Yorkers are lucky to have such an incredible soon-to-be Governor!