[Arthur Wildfire! March]

1. Their mayor, Bloomberg, is GOP, albeit a disappointment compared to Guilianni. The DNC logo behind his opponent seemed to help Bloomberg.

2. New York is Hannity's base, the fastest growing radio show in the US.

3. Their governor, Pataki, is GOP.

4. Perpetual bad news about Clinton revelations will continue to undermine NY's DNC.

5. 9-11 hit NY the hardest. Not only is it appropriate to hold a convention there, it is also a good symbolic place to emphasize the importance of defense.

Downside: illegal immigration will continue to pour ignorant and vulnerable voters into New York.

[Clemenza]

Good comments, although two points: 1. Patakifeller is a LIBERAL Republican (not a moderate, that would be Dick Lugar), much like his spiritual godfather, Nelson Rockefeller. New York has a long history of liberal Republicans. 2. Hannity speaks for the conservative MINORITY in New York. If you add together the people in NYC who listen to WBLS (da bruthas), NPR (the yuppies) or no talk radio at all (the average suburbanite sheeple), Hannity's listeners are highly outnumbered.

Bush didn't even win the white vote or the male vote in the last election in New York. He failed to take even one of the suburban counties (unless you count "exurban" Orange County), nor did Dole. My prediction stands: New York only goes for a Republican in landslide years.