Take II from today’s Q poll: With just two weeks remaining until the Sept. 14 primary, a whopping 77 percent of Democrats still can’t answer a generic question about which of the five candidates vying to replace AG Andrew Cuomo they would vote for.

That’s little changed from the 81 percent who said the same thing in late July, in spite of the fact that there have been countless AG debates and all but one of the candidates (Eric Dinallo) have released TV ads.

Adding insult to injury, eight percent of those polled said they would vote for someone whose name won’t even be on the ballot. That’s more support than any of the candidates whose names actually WILL be on the ballot received. The breakdown:

- Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice: 4 percent.
- Sen. Eric Schneiderman: 3 percent.
- Assemblyman Richard Brodsky: 1 percent.
- Sean Coffey: 1percent.
- Dinallo: –
- Won’t vote: 2 percent.
- Refused to answer: 5 percent.

“The five-candidate Democratic primary for attorney general is still way up in the air,” said Q pollster Mickey Carroll.

“It’s a big job, folks. Look what happened to the last New York State attorneys general. But only 9 percent of Democrats have named a candidate who is on the ballot.”

The AG’s office is now viewed as a stepping stone to the executive mansion, thanks to the success (relatively speaking) of former Gov. Eliot Spitzer and Democratic gubernatorial frontrunner Cuomo.

Until yesterday, all the AG contenders but Rice had pledged not to run for governor if they’re elected to be the state’s top attorney. After being attacked by Coffey during the WAMC debate for refusing to rule out a run for higher office, Rice repeatedly insisted she has no “plans” to do anything but serve as AG if she wins the primary and the general.

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