Reports: Paterson is cooked

The Associated Press is reporting that Governor David Paterson plans on officially suspending his reelection bid, only days after officially announcing it.

In the wake of the third part of a New York Times trilogy about the Governor, which detailed alleged tampering by the Governor and his State Police detail of a woman who was considering pressing charges for domestic violence against a top aid, Democratic support for the Governor has become all but nonexistent.

Paterson is expected to issue a release sometime today outlining his intentions.

NYT's bombshell airs Paterson's dirty laundry

The third time might just be the charm at the old gray lady, as the New York Times ran its third piece today of an epic trilogy detailing, or maybe expediting, the fall of Governor David Paterson.

Unlike the last two stories, this one contains substantial amounts of quotes from the public record.

It alleges Paterson, and the state police, have gotten fairly involved with a domestic violence case against the Governor's trusted aid David Johnson.

Here's the NYT story.