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Friday, May 20, 2005 5:16 p.m. EDT
Poll: N.Y. Voters Turning Red?
Deep-blue New York could become a red state in the 2008 presidential election, a new poll reveals.
The state voted for Sen. John Kerry over President Bush in the 2004 election, 58 percent to 41 percent. But if the 2008 election were held today, New Yorkers said they would vote for former New York City Republican Mayor Rudy Giuliani over Kerry, 49 percent to 42 percent, with the rest uncertain, according to the Fox News Poll.
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Giuliani also had a 2-percentage-point edge over the state's own Democratic senator Hillary Clinton.
Even Sen. John McCain beat out Sen. Clinton in the poll, 42 percent to 41 percent, with 17 percent undecided.
But when pollsters asked about the 2006 race for Clinton's Senate seat, New Yorkers chose Clinton over Giuliani, 53 percent to 43 percent.
Clinton had a sizable edge over New York Gov. George Pataki (59-36) and Jeanine Pirro and Edward Cox, two relative unknowns who nevertheless got about 25 percent of the votes in the poll conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc.
"New Yorkers have become very comfortable with Mrs. Clinton as their senator, and she will be very difficult to beat in a re-election race," said Brad Coker, managing director of Mason-Dixon.
"A race for the presidency, however, is a completely different ballgame and even among her supportive constituents in New York there are some who are not sure she is right for that job."
Among the poll's other findings:
65 percent believe that if Clinton runs for re-election to the Senate, she should also announce her intention to run for president in 2008.
54 percent said Giuliani could be more trusted to handle terrorism, compared to 30 percent for Clinton.
Those polled view Giuliani as "more likable" and "tougher" than Clinton.
30 percent of New Yorkers think Clinton is "too liberal."
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