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HenchPAC NewsTwo weeks after leading New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani by a slim margin,
First Lady Hillary Clinton has fallen behind in the race to be New York's next US Senator,
according to the results of a survey released on Wednesday.
A Zogby International poll of 705 likely New York voters statewide indicates Clinton has
fallen from her three-point lead over Giuliani two weeks ago and now trails the Mayor, 45.
2 percent to 43.6 percent. With a plus or minus 3.8 percent margin of error, the race is
essentially a statistical dead-heat, but the latest figures indicate the first lady's
largest lead over Giuliani since last August has vanished.
Pollster John Zogby said that, while Giuliani has made gains among non-New York City
voters, Clinton's support among the city's black population has grown in the wake of the
shooting death of Patrick Dorismond, an unarmed black man killed in a scuffle with an
undercover police officer.
"Giuliani shows a nice rebound among upstate cities' voters and among Hispanic
voters. Clinton, however, has made gains among suburban voters as the Dorismond affair
begins to simmer among voters near the city," Zogby said.
National Republican Senatorial Committee Executive Director Steven Law took the
opportunity to add fuel to the political fire by suggesting that the more Clinton speaks,
the less likely New York voters are willing to vote for her.
"The bad news for Hillary in this poll is that she spent a week touring upstate New
York, and her deficit grew by 14 points in that same region of the state. It seems that
the only way she can win is to stop meeting people," Law said.
While Giuliani has expanded his lead among upstate New York voters, the Zogby survey
indicates he has lost some ground in the suburbs.
Among upstate voters, Giuliani leads Clinton 54.9 to 33.9 percentage points, a 21-point
lead, according to the Zogby survey. Giuliani also has reduced Clinton's lead among Jewish
voters to 11.8 percentage points, 47.4 to 35.6. A previous Zogby survey had Giuliani
trailing by more than 29 percent.
Clinton also is losing ground to Giuliani among Hispanic voters. The first lady at one
time held a 62-point lead over Giuliani. However, the mayor has virtually cut her lead in
half to 32 percent.
In the Democratic stronghold of New York City, the mayor's home turf, Clinton still leads
Giuliani comfortably, 59.5 to 29.2 percent.
HENCH adds: "The bad news for Hillary in this poll is that she spent a
week touring upstate New York, and her deficit grew by 14 points in that same region of
the state. It seems that the only way she can win is to stop meeting people," Damn,
that's funny!
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