[Jim Robinson]

What do New Yorkers know that Rudy supporters don’t?

New Yorkers back Bloomberg over Giuliani in poll
Mon May 14, 2007 9:23AM EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City voters would prefer current Mayor Michael Bloomberg over former Mayor Rudy Giuliani for president of the United States, according to a poll published in the New York Daily News on Monday.

Forty-six percent of those polled said Bloomberg would make a better president than Giuliani while 29 percent chose Giuliani over Bloomberg, according to the poll conducted for the Daily News by Blum & Weprin Associates.

By an even greater margin — 56 percent to 29 percent — those surveyed said Bloomberg was a better mayor than Giuliani, who was widely praised for his leadership following the September 11 attacks.

The poll surveyed 503 registered voters and had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 percentage points.

http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN1146061820070514

[decal]

“What do New Yorkers know that Rudy supporters don’t?”

He’s the current mayor - maybe they’re just tired of him and want him out.

[Williams]

Because Rudy is now identified with fighting the WOT, and NYC is incredibly left wing and opposes the WOT even after 9-11. Just reinforces my comment that Bloomberg appeals only to those who normally vote solid dem in the NorthEast. Am I missing the threat to republicans?

[Proud_USA_Republican]

New York City voters would prefer current Mayor Michael Bloomberg over former Mayor Rudy Giuliani for president of the United States.

Ofcourse they would. They want him the hell out of the NYC mayors office any way possible.

[jpl]

Having spent most of my formative years growing up there, I can tell you that most New Yorkers are spoiled ingrates with short memories. Let's not forget that they're huge Hillary Clinton supporters as well.

They turned to Giuliani all those years ago more out of sheer desperation than anything. You had to be there to see just what a God-awful state the city was in after the David Dinkins period of neglect.

[Constitutions Grandchild]

Bloomberg isn’t making me happy today. I don’t like it, but I guess it all depends on what kind of “independent” platform he puts together. If it’s a socially liberal agenda (abortion on demand, 2nd Amendment infringements, weak on defense, etc.), I don’t think he can hurt a true conservative Republican. It’s gonna’ be a tough row to hoe for Republicans after the hatchet job that Bush has allowed his party to suffer, but Bloomberg won’t be fatal to our run at the White House UNLESS he puts on the Ross Perot “Right Wing Conservative” costume and fools a lot of sheep into believing he’s better than a moderate Republican.

I think there are a lot of Democrats who are truly alarmed at the hard left the party has taken, but who tend to be more liberal in their views toward abortion, stem cell, etc. I think Hillary is scary to a lot of Democrats and Obama will be scarier. Just intuition, but I think in the long run Bloomberg will take Democrats UNLESS HE DRESSES HIMSELF UP IN THE “I’M SO RIGHT-WING” COSTUME PEROT ASSUMED.

That’s where I’m worried.