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Hillary Tops Giuliani, Bloomberg in N.Y.: Poll

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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has a lot of ground to make up in his home state if he faces off against New York's other political heavyweights in next year's presidential race.

That's according to the results of a new poll released Wednesday.

The poll by Quinnipiac University was conducted before yesterday's announcement by Bloomberg that he was leaving the Republican Party to become an unaffiliated voter.

With Bloomberg running as an independent, the poll has Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton with the support of 43 percent of New York's registered voters, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani at 29 percent and the current mayor at 16 percent.

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  Among Republican contenders, Giuliani leads former Sen. Fred Thompson, 46 percent to 14 percent, with Sen. John McCain at eight percent among New York voters. An April poll had McCain in second place in New York. Since then, Thompson has let it be known that he is seriously considering entering the race.

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