The Q-Poll is out today, with the expected result: Eliot Spitzer continues to lead any rival, with support for any opponent – primary or general – not rising above 20%.

Tom Suozzi bumps up slightly in the poll, from 8% in January to 14% today. Suozzi also leads – though with a margin lower than Spitzer's by 20% - any contender from the other side, none of whom rises above 20% against either Democrat. The gap between this seeming 20% ceiling and the generic republican vote of about 30% illustrates the escalating weakness of the GOP in this election year.

New York State Democrats give State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer a 69 - 14 percent lead over Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi in a possible primary in the race for Governor, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

This compares to a 72 - 8 percent Spitzer lead over Suozzi in a January 19 poll by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University.

Spitzer and Suozzi each have substantial leads over likely Republican contenders. Spitzer-Republican matchups show:

* 66 - 18 percent over Randy Daniels;
* 66 - 18 percent over William Weld;
* 66 - 18 percent over John Faso. Suozzi-Republican matchups show:
* 48 - 17 percent over Randy Daniels, with 29 percent undecided;
* 47 - 20 percent over William Weld, with 27 percent undecided;
* 47 - 19 percent over John Faso, with 27 percent undecided.

"Now that he's an official candidate, Thomas Suozzi has edged up a bit - but Attorney General Eliot Spitzer is still out of sight," said Maurice Carroll, Director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

These poll numbers reflect two basic facts of political life: the overwhelming popularity of the Attorney General and the strength of Democrats in general in this state. If these numbers remain steady, as they have for the past year, the down-ballot effect will produce a Democratic landslide unlike any this state has seen since FDR was on the ballot.