Beleaguered attorney-general candidate Jeanine Pirro was pleased to learn Thursday that a Quinnipiac University poll showed her trailing Andrew Cuomo by nineteen points. Pirro told the Times Herald-Record that her marital troubles have been good for the campaign: "It brought me up. Quinnipiac had me at 23 or 24 (points) a couple weeks ago, and I bounced up five. All the polls are moving in the right direction. I think that as New Yorkers start to realize there is only one candidate who's got the experience and the qualifications to do this job, they'll realize I am the person that should be elected."

Maybe she's on to something? Okay, of course she's not. But we like to dwell in the realm of the possible, so here's a theory: Today's reports that Pirro was not a part owner of "the family boat" (which would make it illegal for her to attempt to bug it) present the saga's first more-boring-than-crazy twist. It's lawyers doing their lawyering, not something that compels you to get up at 5 a.m., go to the Post's Website, and hit refresh over and over again. Which might mean the inanity portion of the program is winding down.

So after two weeks of public humiliation, she's no worse off in the polls than she was before the scandal broke. Pirro's name recognition has spread beyond people who watch NY1's "Inside City Hall" and now extends to most living mammals. Though trailing by nineteen points isn't anyone's idea of a good poll, it's encouraging for Pirro. There's still time.