I'm not sure I buy that New York City doesn't like
Clinton...barring a national landslide..which might put NY into play...
Rudy isn't going to win the Republicans NY, but he gives them some hope in NJ and CT...some...
and he might carry PA...
but New York? Highly unlikely.
Clinton would have to spend $$ in NY - which she would need elswhere and that'd make it interesting.
No, she wouldn't. Clinton solidly has the backing of upstate New York over Giuliani (upstaters hate the city and cityfolk), and New York City itself has less than fond memories of Giuliani. Unlike the rest of the country, NYC knew Giuliani before September 11th.
I don't buy that New York City has "less than fond" memories of Giuliani. Certainly, they were fond enough to buy him a second term. And more than fond enough to singlehandedly give Bloomberg his 2001 win.
The last set of approval ratings for Rudy that I can find prior to 9-11 put him at a solid 50 - 40% (Quinnipiac, 25 July 2001). I'd guess he's probably a little bit higher than that today in NYC.
A poll conducted (again by Quinnipiac) on 14 November 2006 has some more interesting things to say about Rudy, when asked what kind of President the following figures would make:
Sen. Hillary Clinton: 67 percent "great" or "good;" 17 percent "so so," 13 percent "bad;"
Mayor Rudolph Giuliani: 41 percent "great" or "good;" 24 percent "so so," 33 percent "bad."
The slam-dunk popular Bloomberg fares better, however:
Bloomberg's most recent set of approval ratings puts him at 75 - 16%.
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