NY politicians and the Presidency - the curse of FDR?

[Fuzzy Bear]

New York's Presidential Republicans have, traditionally, been moderate Republicans, or even liberal Republicans, in a party that has progressively turned rightward.  Pataki, who is considered a pro-choice conservative by NY standards is a moderate Republican in terms of the national party.  It's why Pataki, who is no less qualified for the Presidency than Jeb Bush (who is clearly more conservative than Pataki) is in the hunt, despite Bush Fatigue.  It's nothing new.  Dewey was a moderate Republican who ran on a liberal Republican platform; he lost in 1948 in part because Truman dared the GOP to enact their platform with their Congressional majorities prior to the election.  They couldn't do it, mainly because the Congressional GOP of 1948 was significantly more conservative than Dewey and the GOP platform. 

Giuliani was in the same boat; he was running for President as something of a pro-choice conservative, but he had been the candidate of NY's LIBERAL Party when he ran for mayor.  Giuliani's campaign collapsed once it became clear that McCain was more electable. 

We all know about Nelson Rockefeller.

I don't count HRC as a "New Yorker".