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RISING STAR LAZIO CATCHES HILLARY IN N.Y. MINUTE: POLL
By ROBERT HARDT JR. and GREGG BIRNBAUM
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It's a race!
In the blink of an eye, Rep. Rick Lazio has zoomed to within two points of Hillary Clinton in New York's Senate race - nearly wiping out a 14-point deficit since Sunday, a new poll by Zogby International showed yesterday.
Yesterday's survey found 46 percent backing Clinton and 44 percent supporting Lazio - who became the Republican Senate candidate less than a week ago, when Mayor Giuliani dropped out. Ten percent were undecided.
Clinton's edge is within the poll's 3.8-point margin of error, making the contest a statistical dead heat.
"Lazio had the kind of opening week that new candidates only dream about," said pollster John Zogby.
The speed of Lazio's 12-point leap is breathtaking, and he has gained in every area of the state - upstate, the suburbs and New York City - while Clinton has been standing still or backsliding.
He's also winning favor among independents and it appears that many of last week's undecided voters have shifted into Lazio's corner.
A Post Poll on Sunday had Clinton leading 46 percent to 32, with 17 percent undecided.
Since Giuliani dropped out, Lazio has benefited from an enormous amount of publicity, as he has campaigned aggressively around the state.
Even Clinton's supporters admit Lazio's off to a good start and the first lady has retooled her message to brand the newcomer a right-winger in a bid to slow his march.
Most shocking is a 25-point turnaround in the suburbs, putting him ahead of the first lady.
Lazio now leads 54 percent to 36 in the crucial battleground, after being down to Clinton last Sunday by 43 percent to 36. He also holds a 46-41 lead upstate and has trimmed his deficit in the city.
Part of Lazio's sudden rise can be attributed to the fact that only 11 percent of voters have an unfavorable view of him, while 38 percent have a negative opinion of Clinton.
The survey of 713 likely voters was conducted Tuesday through yesterday.
"Hillary is going to keep working hard to earn the trust and support of New Yorkers," Clinton spokesman Howard Wolfson said in a statement.
The Lazio campaign didn't return a call for comment.
Meanwhile, a Republican at a town-hall meeting in Rochester surprised Clinton by asking: Does she think she will spend eternity in heaven or hell?
"I cannot tell you where I will be," Clinton responded.
"I can only hope and pray that I will find favor in God's eyes."
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Slowpoke Rodrigo...he pack a gon...
"That which binds us together is infinitely greater than that on which we disagree" - Neal Knox
I'll see you at the TFL End Of Summer Meet!
RISING STAR LAZIO CATCHES HILLARY IN N.Y. MINUTE: POLL
By ROBERT HARDT JR. and GREGG BIRNBAUM
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It's a race!
In the blink of an eye, Rep. Rick Lazio has zoomed to within two points of Hillary Clinton in New York's Senate race - nearly wiping out a 14-point deficit since Sunday, a new poll by Zogby International showed yesterday.
Yesterday's survey found 46 percent backing Clinton and 44 percent supporting Lazio - who became the Republican Senate candidate less than a week ago, when Mayor Giuliani dropped out. Ten percent were undecided.
Clinton's edge is within the poll's 3.8-point margin of error, making the contest a statistical dead heat.
"Lazio had the kind of opening week that new candidates only dream about," said pollster John Zogby.
The speed of Lazio's 12-point leap is breathtaking, and he has gained in every area of the state - upstate, the suburbs and New York City - while Clinton has been standing still or backsliding.
He's also winning favor among independents and it appears that many of last week's undecided voters have shifted into Lazio's corner.
A Post Poll on Sunday had Clinton leading 46 percent to 32, with 17 percent undecided.
Since Giuliani dropped out, Lazio has benefited from an enormous amount of publicity, as he has campaigned aggressively around the state.
Even Clinton's supporters admit Lazio's off to a good start and the first lady has retooled her message to brand the newcomer a right-winger in a bid to slow his march.
Most shocking is a 25-point turnaround in the suburbs, putting him ahead of the first lady.
Lazio now leads 54 percent to 36 in the crucial battleground, after being down to Clinton last Sunday by 43 percent to 36. He also holds a 46-41 lead upstate and has trimmed his deficit in the city.
Part of Lazio's sudden rise can be attributed to the fact that only 11 percent of voters have an unfavorable view of him, while 38 percent have a negative opinion of Clinton.
The survey of 713 likely voters was conducted Tuesday through yesterday.
"Hillary is going to keep working hard to earn the trust and support of New Yorkers," Clinton spokesman Howard Wolfson said in a statement.
The Lazio campaign didn't return a call for comment.
Meanwhile, a Republican at a town-hall meeting in Rochester surprised Clinton by asking: Does she think she will spend eternity in heaven or hell?
"I cannot tell you where I will be," Clinton responded.
"I can only hope and pray that I will find favor in God's eyes."
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Slowpoke Rodrigo...he pack a gon...
"That which binds us together is infinitely greater than that on which we disagree" - Neal Knox
I'll see you at the TFL End Of Summer Meet!
