Not Enough Money

New York Governor David Paterson says that he has $3 million in cash on hand for his reelection bid.

When I say, "not enough money," I don't mean that that $3 million dollars at this point in the election cycle is not impressive, and sufficient for a state wide election in New York.

Under most circumstances, this would be an impressive haul, but the problem is that there isn't enough money in the world for him to get reelected.

If Andrew Cuomo runs against him in the primary, he loses the primary.

If Andrew Cuomo doesn't run against him in the primary, he loses the general election, whether his opponent is Rick Lazio, Rudy Giuliani, indicted former state Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, or Biff the Wonder Dog,^* he loses the election.^†

The electorate find him incompetent, ineffectual, and they don't like him personally, and it's not going to change in the next 11 months.

^*A virtual kewpie doll to whoever gets the geek reference toward said dog.
^†OK, if the Republicans nominate Sarah Palin to run against him, I give him a 60% chance of winning, but that dog will kick his ass.