Ms Rodham did well with men in NY though: Women voters provided the margin of victory for Hillary Rodham Clinton. Men split their votes evenly between Clinton and her opponent (49% for Clinton and 49% for Lazio) while women overwhelmingly preferred Clinton to Lazio (60% for Clinton and 39% for Lazio).
Right but I think that's missing the point. Gore won NY by 25 while tying nationally. That means the NY electorate, both men and women, are significantly to the left of the national electorate. So if Hillary only won by half Gore's margin in NY, it's hard to see her winning nationally against...anyone.