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Hillary Clinton in Senate Poll Plunge
Support for Sen. Hillary Clinton's re-election bid has suddenly plunged precipitously, with her lead over GOP challenger, former Yonkers Mayor John Spencer, dropping by 10 points, according to the latest Zogby poll. In Zogby's January survey, Clinton led Spencer among New Yorkers surveyed by a whopping 31 points, 61 percent to 30 percent. Quinnipiac and Marist College surveys taken in the intervening months have echoed that result. But in a Zogby poll released Monday, her lead had suddenly plummeted to 21 points, showing her with 54 percent to Spencer's 33 percent. While Clinton's lead remains daunting - the dramatic erosion of support is sure to encourage the Spencer camp, which announced a national fund-raising tour on Tuesday.
Story Continues Below According to The New York Times, Spencer's message is that Clinton has already begun her "presidential march" toward the White House - and that by damaging or defeating her now, the GOP would improve its chances of retaining the White House in 2008. GOP presidential hopeful George Allen has already "signaled support" for the Vietnam combat veteran along with influential House Republican Tom Feeney, chairman of the House Conservatives Fund political action committee, the paper said. Spencer is also said to be courting 2008 presidential contenders John McCain, Bill Frist, Rudy Giuliani and Sam Brownback. In February, Spencer had a White House meeting with an aide to top presidential advisor Karl Rove. Shortly afterwards, Rove and Republican National Committee chief, Ken Mehlman, began publicly criticizing the former first lady as too "angry" and "brittle" to be elected president. While Clinton's 21-point lead still makes her the odds on favorite for re-election, some New Yorkers recall the case of another Empire State Democrat whose 24-point lead seemed even more daunting just six months away from Election Day.
Despite the staggering poll deficit, little known upstate "farmer" George Pataki went on to defeat Mario Cuomo that November.
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