On a scale from one to 10, how much respect do you have for the disgraced former Democratic governor of New York, Eliot Spitzer? When SurveyUSA asked that question of 500 New York adults yesterday, one-third said they had absolutely no respect for him.

Still, 15% said they would vote for him no matter what office he runs for while nearly half (47%) said they would need to know which office and who else was on the ballot before deciding. Four in 10 said they would oppose him no matter what.

The SurveyUSA poll was conducted the same day the New York Post reported that Spitzer had been privately discussing a political comeback, perhaps by running for state comptroller or the Senate seat currently held by Kirsten Gillibrand (D).

When matched up against the current governor of New York, David Paterson, 41% said Spitzer was more qualified to be governor and 24% said Paterson was more qualified. Rudy Giuliani, though, trounced both Spitzer (59%-25%) and Paterson (61%-27%).