Favorable outlook on Paterson

New Yorkers are optimistic that Gov. Paterson will succeed where Eliot Spitzer failed miserably — bringing a bipartisan spirit to state government, a new Siena College poll finds, according to a Daily News article.

According to the report:

*Nearly two out of three predicted Paterson will work cooperatively with both Republicans and his fellow Democrats in Albany.

*The survey also showed voters' honeymoon with Paterson — who took office March 17 in the wake of Spitzer's resignation - entering its second month, with 48 percent giving him a favorable rating, 18 percent unfavorable.