New York Survey of 500 Likely Voters

Conducted January 6, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How would you rate the job David Patterson has been doing as Governor… do you strongly

approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been

doing?

21% Strongly approve

44% Somewhat approve

15% Somewhat disapprove

19% Strongly disapprove

2% Not sure

2* Are so called “Sin Taxes” on items like diet soda and internet downloads the right way to balance the budget?

16% Yes

66% No

18% Not sure

3*Is it possible to balance the New York State budget without raising taxes?

48% Yes

35% No

17% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.