There's simply no excuse for Republicans/conservatives to throw in the towel in the Hillary race at this early date (which is what most are doing). And it's a fair bet that they will pay the price for continuing in that direction by forfeiting not just New York - but the entire House, the crown jewel of the GOP revolution. I strongly agree that the GOP should not throw in the towel in the Hillary race.
That said, most of Hillary's support in 2000 was concentrated in a few urban areas.
It's that kind of lack of support that won't produce any coattail effect in the congressional races in 2006.