Lee Miringoff
Lee Miringoff
along city divided lines racial
In this strike, the city was divided along racial lines in a way that it has not been in a long time.
breathe brought candidates dollars millions name race relief sigh
Clearly, there are other candidates who are going to breathe a sigh of relief that the millions of dollars and the name recognition he would have brought to the race will not be there.
beat bush clinton gotten replaced
Clinton beat a Bush, then was replaced by a Bush who may be replaced by a Clinton. The whole thing has gotten very complicated.
bush comments core democratic history presidents spike trying worst
Her comments about Bush being one of the worst presidents in history aren't accidental. She was trying to spike up some of the core Democratic support.
outsider plays stay wants
If he wants to stay in and he wants to have a candidacy and he wants to look like a fighter, then he plays the outsider strategy, which is what he's doing.
case gore hillary numbers suggest though unclear
The numbers suggest that a case could be made for Mr. Gore in 2008 ... though it's a little unclear what he may have in mind. Clearly, he is someone to be watched, especially as an alternative to Hillary Clinton.
best high locked negatives
The best thing each of them have going for them is their opponent. The negatives are high enough to keep things locked in place.
candidate certainly largely list opening reluctant short somewhat time unknown
It's a lot to do in a short time when you're largely unknown and look like you're somewhat of a reluctant candidate because you certainly weren't in this at the opening bell. The to-do list is very long.
certainly clearly continuing either fight large looks number reluctance terms together treat uphill voters whether white woman
It looks like whether you treat them together or separately, it would certainly be an uphill fight for either of them, and clearly part of that has to do with a continuing reluctance on the part of a large number of American voters to think in terms of a woman in the White House.
background business criticism initial learned merge time
The initial criticism was that this is politics, not business, but he's someone who has learned over time to merge his business background with his politics.
becomes blue chances contrast democratic general goals level lower means primary putting republican state stature york
The goals are not incompatible. But first things first. New York is a very blue state and for a primary and general election, putting yourself at that level does nothing to lower his chances by any means ... that becomes part of his contrast with the Democratic and Republican challengers. It widens the stature gap.
dynamic factor later name polls tapping
The polls are tapping into name recognition, and that can be a big factor later on if the dynamic doesn't change.
both case fit good
Both could make a good case that this is a good fit for them.
best democratic legacy looking move perhaps thinking york
Spitzer's thinking Democratic primary. On the Pataki side, this has to do with his legacy and looking perhaps to take the best from New York and move on.