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Poll: Hillary Crushing Rudy In New York
One of Rudy's key arguments to GOP primary voters is that he'll put New York in play and hence would be more competitive against Hillary than his primary rivals.
But the new Quinnipiac poll of New York voters suggests that this argument is flawed: It finds that Hillary is crushing Rudy by 11 points in their home state, 52%-41%.
Interestingly, for all the talk about Rudy's 9/11 performance, Rudy's negatives are slightly higher than Hillary's in New York, too. Full poll here.
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Tsk, tsk. Couldn't even win his own home state. That's always a bit of a black eye for a candidate. And it isn't like New York never elects Republicans to statewide office. The last governor was Republican and Chuck Schumer's seat was last held by the infamouse Alfonse M. D’Amato. But of course, Giuliani has never actually won a statewide election in New York or any other state.
October 3, 2007 10:29 AM | Reply | Permalink
No surprise here. Would love to see how high Rudy's negatives are in NYC. I'd bet they are through the roof. Those of us who know him the best, hate him the most.
October 3, 2007 11:00 AM | Reply | Permalink
We know who is presidential material, and so should you by now...
October 3, 2007 11:01 AM | Reply | Permalink
Maybe the poll was skewed by the number of Rudy's ex-wives going for Hillary.
October 3, 2007 11:11 AM | Reply | Permalink
Maybe my scale needs adjusting, 11% = crushing? I guess in this hyper-partisan environment where we can expect so many 50/50 results, it is.
October 3, 2007 11:19 AM | Reply | Permalink
Not surprising that no substance Mrs. Bill is beating no substance Mr. 9/11 in a heavy blue state like NY.
Also, I am sure that it doesn't help Mr. 9/11 that he has unbelievably exploited the tragedy of 9/11 for personal financial gain and power. I wonder what would have happened to Mr. 9/11 if he wasn't bombed on 9/11. He probably would have retired to Tampa as opposed to making millions off of dead americans. What a patriot.
October 3, 2007 11:42 AM | Reply | Permalink
in a heavy blue state like NY.
New York City is heavily blue; the state of New York, not so much. As CalD noted, New York has frequently elected Republicans to statewide office. And even New York City has elected Republican mayors.
October 3, 2007 12:07 PM | Reply | Permalink