Before this week, David Paterson was simply an unpopular governor -- a profoundly unpopular one, in fact, who was trailing his likely Democratic primary challenger by nearly 50 points in polls.
But now he's also a disgraced governor, thanks to a devastating New York Times report that the governor's office may have used the State Police to intimidate a woman who accused a top Paterson aide of assault. In response, Paterson is now ending his campaign for a full term.
In commemoration of this week's events, we invite you to take Salon's slide-show tour of the fraternity of disgraced governors to which Paterson has just been initiated.
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