Where does all that coin come from?

We know, we know, there is no real governor’s race (yet) but the furious fundraising has already begun. On this map, the biggest coins represent the biggest hauls for both Gov. David Paterson and his supposed Democratic opponent, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. Unsurprisingly, Cuomo has pulled most of his money from Manhattan’s goldmine, whomping Paterson on the vote rich (and rich-rich, for that matter) Upper West and Upper East Sides.

With the city pulling for Cuomo, Paterson has been forced to go gold-digging elsewhere. He does relatively well on Long Island, and in a few parts of the surrounding counties north of New York City, And, interestingly, Paterson has a pocket of support in deep Western New York. Well, if the governor thing does not work out, maybe Mayor of Buffalo is next?