A poll shows support has plummeted among New Yorkers this week for scandal-plagued Gov. David Paterson to continue to serve out his term.

The Quinnipiac poll released today shows that 46 percent of New Yorkers say he should finish out his term. In a poll earlier in the week that number was 61 percent.

Paterson hasn’t been charged with a crime. He’s being investigated over whether he inappropriately contacted a woman who accused one of his top aides of domestic violence.

And this week a state ethics board accused him of violating a gift ban by seeking and obtaining free World Series tickets.
The poll questioned 1,325 New Yorkers on Wednesday and Thursday. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.7 percentage points.

To read the poll click here.