"No more championships for you, (at least) six years!"
Posted on 11/10/2006 5:06:29 PM PST by HAL9000
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PRINCETON, NJ -- With a resounding victory behind her -- re-elected to her U.S. Senate seat by a 67% to 31% margin -- there is now tremendous political pressure on New York Sen. Hillary Clinton to make known her previously guarded intentions in the 2008 presidential race.If Clinton does announce a run for president, it will be with the blessing of her constituents. A new Gallup Panel survey of 840 New York residents, aged 18 and older, conducted just before the election, finds that New Yorkers returned the former first lady to office not only believing she will seek, but will also win, the Democratic nomination for president in 2008. Only a minority of New Yorkers would object to her running for president. Perhaps most encouraging for Clinton is that there is no significant call among her constituents for her to step down as senator if she does campaign for president.
Although it is common for an elected official to seek the presidency while remaining in office, there has been much political debate about how New Yorkers would react to the announcement of a Clinton presidential run so soon after she was re-elected to a second term as their senator. However, it appears there is little need for Clinton to be concerned. Almost 6 in 10 New Yorkers say they are fine with her keeping her Senate seat while she campaigns for president.
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Tolerant bunch, those New Yorkers.
;>)
I find that I become more and more ashamed everyday that I am originally from NYC. Everytime I start to think about moving back there one day I see an article like this and remember why I wanted to get away from that den of lunatics in the first place.
Yeah, they were also probably polling the same ignorant folks that Flipper talks to during Hannity's "Man on the Street" segments.
In 2000, Hillie received 3,438,999 votes.
In 2006, Hillie got 2,811,981.
Gee, looks like the shine's wearing off the apple to me...
After all the death and suffering on 9/11, New Yorkers should be appalled that Hillary is soft on terrorism. After all, the same people responsible for 9/11 are waging war in Iraq and killing thousands of innocent Iraqis. Oh that's right...there's no link between Saddam and Al Qaeda. It's an illegitimate war. Ridiculous!
Looks like the state's growing a brain to me :)
That's right, NY -- reelect her then out source her.
That is until Dem spin convinces them it wasn't their fault.
I like your turn of phrase that describes Liberals - 'den of lunatics'.
Reminds me of another one I admire - 'conspiracy of gangsters'.
Happy birthday to all Marines!
It's not a surprise. New York liberals love celebrities, and if hillary runs for president she will be THEIR celebrity. They could care less whether she actually does her job.
My living will: "Being of sound mind, if Hillary Clinton becomes President, just shoot me."
You're grasping. Turnout is always higher in a presidential year than a midterm, and 2000 had a higher turnout than most.
The results aren't really surprising. I can't think of an instance where a Senator was punished by his constituents for seeking higher office and losing (if they won, on the other hand, they'd obviously resign).
It didn't hurt Dole in 1976, Bentsen in 1988, Lieberman in 2000, or Kerry in 2004. I'm sure there are numerous other instances from longer ago that aren't occurring to me just now.
Gee, we had what...three whole days after the election before the poll machine starts cranking up again? Where do I sign up? Talk about job security...
These people make me sick.
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