Mark Towner's Political Spyglass: Where's the Real McCain?

Where's the Real McCain?
By Gloria Borger
Posted 7/15/07

Presidential campaign staff shake-ups are as predictable as sunrise, but leave it to Sen. John McCain to provide one with a flourish. Picture this: The senator, just back from a trip to Iraq, has the political world on edge as he takes to the Senate floor to announce whether he still supports the president. (He does.) Yet just as McCain asks the country to have more patience on the war, his campaign announces that the candidate's own patience—with his stalled presidential bid-has run out. (He's mad.) Two top aides are gone, with more changes to come.

The candidate, says one close aide, "hit the roof" before his trip abroad when he learned the details of an undeniable disaster: He's broke, with less money than GOP presidential contender Ron Paul. Ridiculous.

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/070715/23glo.htm

I knew this was comming: Lusty online ode to Hillary Clinton amuses, enrages viewers

Lusty online ode to Hillary Clinton amuses, enrages viewers

Sheldon Alberts, CanWest News ServicePublished: Saturday, July 14, 2007
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WASHINGTON -- Singer Taryn Southern has flirted with fame and fortune for years - first on American Idol, then as co-star of a little-known travel series on a U.S. satellite TV network.
But never did the 21-year-old brunette imagine she'd get her big break performing a song in lusty praise of Hillary Clinton.

Just weeks after Barack Obama's presidential aspirations were boosted by a viral video featuring a busty brunette with a crush on the Democratic senator from Illinois, Southern's online ode to Clinton's sexual charms has made her the new pin-up girl of the 2008 presidential campaign.

The racy Hott4Hill video, which mixes corny political humour with lesbian innuendo and patriotic imagery, garnered 350,000 YouTube hits in just 10 days and led to an appearance by Southern on CNN's top political program, The Situation Room.

"I just shot this video last week and now things have gone crazy. I'm shocked it went this far," Southern said in a telephone interview from Los Angeles, where she is filming an independent movie. "I hope Hillary has a good sense of humour."

It's not entirely clear, however, that this presidential contender is laughing.
The former first lady, long the target of rumours about her sexuality, has pointedly refused to comment on the enormous popularity of the "Hillary chick" video, despite recently inviting supporters to upload "creative" online clips explaining why they want her to be president.
Southern, a contestant on American Idol in 2004, wrote and produced Hott4Hill to spoof an online video known simply as "Obama Girl." The Obama video features model/actress Amber Lee Ettinger, in various states of undress, lip syncing a song that expresses love for Obama. It has generated more than two million YouTube hits since its debut in June.
Since the Hott4Hill video debuted earlier this month, it has been praised as cute political parody and denounced as immoral garbage.

It opens with Southern, dressed as a cleavage-revealing school teacher, whispering to Clinton on a cellphone while her grade-school students watch.

The video quickly shifts to scenes of Southern in a French maid outfit, a tank top and short shorts, and a stars-and-stripes bikini.

"I have a crush on a girl named Hill / but she's not with me; she's with a guy named Bill / Hillary, I like your hair / the pantsuits you wear / and the shape of your derriere," Southern sings.

"H-I-L-L-A-R-Y / I know you're not gay, but I'm hoping for bi ... lingual."
Southern insists she had no idea Clinton's sexuality has been questioned, primarily by political opponents and unfriendly biographers.

"You have to keep in mind that when Hillary was first lady, gosh, I was in middle school," the singer said.

Still, Southern was worried about how the homosexual references might be received in her native Kansas and sought approval from her parents in Wichita before posting it online.
"I was a little concerned about what they might say, because here was their little daughter dancing around in a bikini for a lesbian video for Hillary Clinton," she says. "But they got that it was a parody."

Giuliani Has More to Spend Than Romney, Filings Show (Update4)

Giuliani Has More to Spend Than Romney, Filings Show (Update4)
By Jonathan D. Salant and Kristin Jensen

July 13 (Bloomberg) -- Rudy Giuliani entered the second half of 2007 with $3 million more in the bank to spend on getting the Republican presidential nomination than former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, according to reports filed today with the U.S. Federal Election Commission.

Giuliani reported a bank balance of $18.3 million as of June 30, $15 million of it for the primary elections. Romney reported having $12.1 million in the bank, all for the primaries.

A former New York City mayor, Giuliani, 63, raised $17.6 million and spent $11.2 million during the three months ended June 30. He was the only one of the top three Republican presidential hopefuls to improve on his first-quarter fundraising.
He raised $15 million for the primaries and the rest for the general election campaign if he wins the nomination.

His biggest benefactors during the second quarter were the employees of New York-based Ernst & Young LLP, who gave him $148,750. Employees of Dallas-based Highland Capital Management LP, an investment firm, gave $73,500. Members of his law firm, Houston-based Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, and his consulting firm, New York-based Giuliani Partners LLC, gave him $33,705.

Politico: Fred Thompson Going after NYC Firefighters

By: Mark Memmott and Jill Lawrence

Politico: Fred Thompson Going after NYC Firefighters
Jonathan Martin over at Politico writes about Republican Fred Thompson courting New York City firefighters who may have problems with their former mayor, Rudy Giuliani.
Martin notes that Thompson had breakfast in New York this week with former senator Al D'Amato, who has endorsed him, and Steve Cassidy, head of New York City's Uniformed Firefighters Association. The meal was Thursday, the day after the International Association of Fire Fighters released a video highly critical of Giuliani, and was documented by a crew from WCBS-TV. (The UAF and IAFF are affiliated.)
We reported earlier on the IAFF accusations against Giuliani, which stem from equipment failures on 9/11 and a Giuliani decision to speed up the Ground Zero site cleanup before remains of many firefighters were found. Giuliani says he has a long record of support for "New York's bravest."
Posted by Jill Lawrence at 11:56 AM/ET, July 13, 2007 in Presidential race, 2008, Republicans Permalink

Mark Towner's Political Spyglass: Shake-up leaves McCain's campaign with smaller staff

Shake-up leaves McCain's campaign with smaller staff
July 14, 2007
BY TODD SPANGLER
FREE PRESS WASHINGTON STAFF

The director of Republican John McCain's presidential campaign office in Michigan said Thursday that three staff people will work in the state. That's down from the seven or so who had been staffing the campaign, but better than the one some had predicted.

Earlier this week, McCain's national campaign went through a shake-up after its top leaders resigned following bad news on the fund-raising front. That raised doubts about what the fallout would be in Michigan, a key state McCain won in 2000 before losing the presidential nomination to George W. Bush.

John Yob, who's running the Arizona senator's bid for the Republican presidential nomination in Michigan, isn't saying whether the Grand Rapids campaign office is open or not, but he did say Thursday that McCain's state camp has a new phone number.
In a news release, Yob acknowledged the "major changes" the campaign is going through and likened them to "what Ronald Reagan went through in 1979, when he didn't reach fund-raising expectations."

Contact TODD SPANGLER at 202-906-8203 or at tspangler@freepress.com.

Mark Towner's Political Spyglass: Giuliani: U.S. must have bigger role in global marketplace

Giuliani: U.S. must have bigger role in global marketplace
7/12/2007, 9:54 p.m. EDT
By DAVID EGGERT The Associated Press

NOVI, Mich. (AP) — Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani pledged Thursday to give the United States a bigger role in the global marketplace, especially in the Middle East.
"The global economy is a wonderful thing for America," Giuliani said, adding later: "America is a brand after all — a great brand."
The former New York mayor described his trade and economic goals Thursday at a campaign stop in Novi, a suburb about 21 miles west of Detroit, where he addressed about 500 Republicans at a fundraising dinner. The Michigan Republican Party and state House Republican Campaign Committee will share $1 million raised at the event.


http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/michigan/index.ssf?/base/news-45/1184285654205450.xml&storylist=newsmichigan

Mark Towner's Political Spyglass: If McCain can survive, he could win

If McCain can survive, he could win

Thursday, July 12, 2007

ISSUE: John McCain presidential campaignOUR VIEW: South Carolina becomes more crucial than ever amid problemsSen. John McCain again has taken to the Senate floor to urge his colleagues not to press for a pullout from Iraq. He stands with President Bush on the need to allow the "surge" of U.S. forces to continue.The McCain plea comes amid increasing American public opposition to the war and ahead of a pending report on the status of the U.S. effort. The findings are not expected to be encouraging.McCain's stand also comes as he continues his campaign to become Bush's successor. The effort is struggling.

http://www.timesanddemocrat.com/articles/2007/07/12/opinion/doc46969209ad5e7506480967.txt

Behind McCain Adviser's Exit

Behind McCain Adviser's Exit
By Jackie Calmes

WASHINGTON -- For 11 years, John Weaver has worked for one thing: to make John McCain president. As difficult as it was for the chief strategist to be a casualty of the senator's shake-up of his faltering campaign, Mr. Weaver felt worse for his 14-year-old daughter, Jordan. For her, like him, the McCains had been family.

"I didn't get home in time to tell her before she saw the news on TV, and she was crying," Mr. Weaver, a single father, recalls of Tuesday's events. His association with the Republican senator was all she's known since she was a baby. ...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118429018747965500.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Giuliani to benefit as McCain crumbles

Giuliani to benefit as McCain crumbles

By Toby Harnden in Washington
Last Updated: 2:17am BST 12/07/2007

Republican strategists dissecting the carcass of John McCain's presidential campaign concluded yesterday that Rudy Giuliani is likely to be the biggest beneficiary of his friend and rival's demise.

John McCain is said to have hurt his campaign with his staunch support for the Iraq war
Although Mr McCain insists that he will fight on despite the resignations this week of his two top aides, a cash crisis and falling polls numbers, senior Republicans believe his White House bid is doomed and all that remains is for the spoils to be divided.

With close to 20 per cent of Republican primary voters backing Mr McCain, where his supporters end up could be a decisive factor in the battle for the nomination. The destination of major McCain donors will also be crucial.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/12/wuspols112.xml

USAT/Gallup Poll: Steady leads for Giuliani & Clinton

By: Mark Memmott and Jill Lawrence

USAT/Gallup Poll: Steady leads for Giuliani & Clinton
Fresh results from the latest USA TODAY/Gallup Poll, parts of which are being released this hour:
• In the race for the Republican presidential nomination, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani has a 10 percentage point lead nationally over former Tennessee senator Fred Thompson. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., maintains his place in third.
• In the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has a 16-point lead over second-place Sen. Barack Obama. Former vice president Al Gore, who has repeatedly said he has no plans to run for the White House in 2008, comes in third.
The breakdowns:

Republicans.
Giuliani has the support of 30% of "Republicans and Republican leaners," vs. 28% a month ago; Thompson comes in with 20%, vs. 19% in June; McCain has 16%, vs. 18% a month earlier.
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney remains in fourth, at 9% vs. 7% in June.
The current numbers for the rest of the Republicans included in the survey: Former House speaker Newt Gingrich, 6%; former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, 2%; Rep. Duncan Hunter, 2%; Rep. Tom Tancredo, 2%; Sen. Sam Brownback, 1%; Sen. Chuck Hagel, 1%; former Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson, 1%. Neither former Virginia governor Jim Gilmore nor Rep. Ron Paul registered any support.
None of the Republican numbers change significantly if Gingrich is removed from the poll.
The survey of 394 Republicans and voters who "lean" Republican has a margin of error of +/- 5 percentage points.

Democrats.
Clinton has the support of 37% of the "Democrats and Democratic leaners" surveyed, vs. 33% a month earlier. Obama's support is unchanged at 21%. Gore is the choice of 16%, vs. 18% in June.
Former North Carolina senator John Edwards remains in fourth, with 13% support vs. 11% in June.
The current numbers for the rest of the Democrats included in the survey: Sen. Joseph Biden, 3%; Rep. Dennis Kucinich, 2%; Gov. Bill Richardson, 2%; former senator Mike Gravel, 1%. Sen. Christopher Dodd drew no support.
If Gore is removed from the survey: Clinton gains 5 percentage points (to 42%); Obama picks up 5 percentage points (to 26%); Edwards picks up 3 percentage points (to 16%); Richardson picks up 2 percentage points (to 4%); and Biden picks up 1 percentage point (to 3%).
The survey of 516 Democrats and voters who "lean" Democratic has a margin of error of +/- 5 percentage points.

The latest numbers are all based on a national telephone survey conducted Friday through Sunday (July 6-8).
There will be more from the poll later at USATODAY.com and in Tuesday's editions of USA TODAY.

Update at 1:45 p.m. ET:
Clinton's pollster and political strategist, Mark Penn, has written a memo on why he thinks polls and other indicators signal that the senator "is better positioned today than ever before" to be the next president.

Posted by Mark Memmott at 12:40 PM/ET, July 09, 2007 in Democrats, Polls, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans Permalink

Political Blogger Jessie Harris proposes to stop political free speech.

Political Blogger Jessie Harris proposes to stop political free speech.

A local Utah Political blogger plans on getting an elected official to run his proposed legislation. http://www.coolestfamilyever.com/2007/07/07/spam-wars-making-spam-illegal-in-utah/

I recently had an encounter with Mr. Harris and his attempt to intimidate several computer companies and elected officials who are personal friends or whose services I use to ban the Political Spyglass. Jesse Blogsite is http://www.coolestfamilyever.com/
And you can see from his many posts that his views on free speech are twisted.

Below is a copy of his different personalities and ways to contact him. If you agree with his position then contact him and say so. If you do not agree, contact him and tell him so. I think he needs some perspective.

About
Jesse: Born in Alabama and then transplanted to California, Jesse spent 14 years in Las Vegas before moving to the Salt Lake City area. He's a professional computer nerd by trade (any more detail than that would bore most of you to tears) and a political junkie by hobby. Jesse's also into cooking, old-school video games and semi-obsessive Linux puttering.
Contact:
E-mail: jesse@coolestfamilyever.com
ICQ: 1589572
AIM: TheElevatorMan
MSN: elforesto@hotmail.com
Yahoo: elforesto
Jabber: elforesto@gmail.com

I thought I had settled my prior issue with Mr. Harris, but it appears not to be from his continued attacks and comments. I will continue to send out The Political Spyglass every day to anyone who I please. It’s my Constitutional right Mr. Harris, or do you see the First Amendment to the constitution like many liberal democrats see the Second amendment as well?

Romney Tries To Pack A Straw Poll But Thompson's Stock Is Rising

Romney Tries To Pack A Straw Poll But Thompson's Stock Is Rising
07 Jul 2007 09:03 pm

The Young Republican National Federation's annual convention ends tonight in Ft. Lauderdale with the announcement of its straw poll results -- a poll that, in all likelihood, Mitt Romney will win, and then use to tout as an example of how Young Republicans are enthusiastic about his campaign.

But Romney had a few legs up. For one thing, the Young Republican's executive director, Jon Woodward, is the St. John's County chair for Romney. The convention's chief organizer is Brian

Graham, who is also a Romney backer. Romney's campaign helped to sponsor tonight's dinner. And the YRNF convention corporation, according to Erick Erickson at RedState, decided for some reason to allow non YRers to vote in the straw poll. That allows organized and well-monied campaigns to bring in supporters, so they should choose.


http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2007/07/romney_tries_to_pack_a_straw_p.php

Parable of Romney and McCain explains why money is so important in politics

Parable of Romney and McCain explains why money is so important in politics
By MATT STEARNS
McClatchy Newspapers

As of June 10, Republican presidential hopeful and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney had used his fundraising haul to buy 4,549 television ads.

WASHINGTON There were two object lessons last week in why money matters so much to political campaigns, in the persons of Republican presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney and Sen. John McCain.
Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, outpaced all Republican rivals in amassing campaign cash so far this year, a total of $44 million. That includes nearly $9 million of his own money. McCain raised $24.8 million over the same period.
The disparity allowed Romney — a little-known one-term governor of a state considered outside the political mainstream — to vault to front-running status in key early voting states. And it’s why McCain — an American hero and best-selling author — struggles to keep his campaign afloat.

Romney used his haul to buy 4,549 television ads through June 10, more than all the other candidates combined, according to a report by The Nielsen Co., which analyzes ad buys.

http://www.kansascity.com/news/nation/story/181285.html

Giuliani faces minefield for GOP nomination

Giuliani faces minefield for GOP nomination
By Tony Quinn Updated: 07/08/07 7:32 AM

Rudy Giuliani’s lead in the race for the GOP presidential nomination is driven by two words: Hillary Clinton. Republicans see in Giuliani the candidate most likely to defeat Clinton in 2008, assuming, as seems more likely all the time, she emerges as the Democratic nominee for president.

Giuliani actually is not the only GOP candidate who runs well against Clinton; Sen. John McCain runs as strongly as he does. In the most recent CNN poll, Giuliani trailed Clinton by a single point, 48 percent to 49 percent; but McCain is behind by only two points, 47 percent to 49 percent. All other GOP candidates did worse.

But winning a presidential nomination is also a matter of luck, and Giuliani has been very lucky thus far. Eight months ago, McCain was the Republican establishment choice and ahead in most polls. But he is also the most closely aligned with the unpopular Bush administration, and the increasingly unpopular war in Iraq.

McCain also suffers from being both the insider choice and an outsider. His stands on many issues, most recently immigration reform, have grated upon grass-roots Republican voters. As McCain’s prospects have declined, Giuliani’s have risen and he is now replacing McCain as the choice of much of the establishment, especially the business wing of the party.

Giuliani also is lucky in that the candidacy of the third top-tier candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, has blocked the rise of any of the second-tier candidates. Former

http://www.buffalonews.com/149/story/115273.html

Who is Florida’s favorite presidential hopeful?

Who is Florida’s favorite presidential hopeful?

With a new early primary, state’s size will test spending power of candidates

By Betty Parker Originally posted on July 08, 2007
The Associated Press•

The Republican already have participated in several televised debates along with the Democratic candidates. Candidates from both parties will need to rely more on television than visits to Florida to get their messages out because the primary is so early and the state is so large.

Think of it as the calm before the political storm.This sweltering Southwest Florida summer is just a breather before the blizzard of television ads and mail, as presidential candidates compete in the state’s newly advanced Jan. 29 primary.But if you’re expecting an endless series of candidates marching through Southwest Florida, similar to what’s going on in New Hampshire, Iowa and South Carolina — still following tradition as the first states in the primary race — you may be surprised.

http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070708/NEWS0120/70708004/1075

Dems blast Sen. Clinton for using strategist who's also CEO of PR firm

Dems blast Sen. Clinton for using strategist who's also CEO of PR firm

July 8, 2007

BY ROBERT NOVAK Sun-Times ColumnistSen. Hillary Clinton is facing increasing Democratic criticism for using Mark Penn as her presidential campaign's chief strategist while he also serves as CEO of Burson-Marsteller, the public relations giant with corporate clients whose policies run opposite to Clinton's.

Clients include Royal Dutch Shell (attacked by Clinton for ''windfall profits''), as well as tobacco and pharmaceutical firms with records she has deplored. Penn was a key operative in President Bill Clinton's 1996 re-election campaign and continued as a second-term adviser.
A footnote: Penn criticized Bloomberg News, which has reported on conflicts between Burson-Marsteller and the Clinton campaign, for obtaining ''several months'' of Penn's internal blogs. On June 29, a former employee who started a rival firm filed suit in New York City against Penn for monitoring his personal e-mails.

http://www.suntimes.com/news/novak/459642,CST-EDT-novak08.article

The Internet It's a potent new tool, but no one's sure how to use it

The Internet
It's a potent new tool, but no one's sure how to use it

By Kenneth T. Walsh
Posted 7/8/07

As Barack Obama made clear last week, candidates have discovered ways to raise millions of dollars in contributions from the Internet. The question is what they do with this potentially powerful tool beyond raking in cash.

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/070708/16wild.net.htm

Mark Towner's Month of Hell

Imagine coming in on final to Salt Lake International and suddenly your back molar screams with pain. Every foot of descent is more and more agony. After grabbing your luggage you feel every heart beat in your jaw that is simply on fire. When you get home you find some left over pain med’s that you never used and swallow them like candy. The next day you beeline for your dentist, open the door of his office, and beg to have some relief.

Now the tooth in question has had a gold crown on it for nearly 35 years (my teeth suck because I was born in Japan and didn’t get the right food for good teeth) and the dentist took me into his exam room and had an assistant take an x-ray of the area. All you could see from the x-ray was a solid light spot where the gold crown was.

After shooting me not one, not twice, but four times to get numb, he then broke three drill bits trying to get through the gold crown on the tooth. Finally he broke through and the pressure that had built up on the plane trip was relived There was infection under the crown, and this needed to be overcome before any further dental work could proceed. He packed the tooth with cotton so the stuff underneath could seep out and not build up pressure.

He prescribed antibiotics and pain med’s until I could see someone about a root canal. I was fine as long as I was on the pain pills, and continued working. I then was promoted to our Park City Store, and drove up Parleys. On return I experienced the same shooting pain as before. After double doses of pain meds I was able to sleep for few hours. The next day I worked up in Park City and coming back down to Salt Lake the pain was unbearable.

Going into my garage I selected a pair of needle nose vice grips and locked onto the tooth. On the count of three I used all my strength and the crown and tooth broke off at the gum line. Remarkably the pain diminished and looking into the Gold crown was black icky gook. Several salt water mouth washes later I actually felt normal again. I called my dentist the next morning and told him what I had done. There was total silence on his end, and he finally said in all my years of dental work, I have never had a patient extract their own tooth with vice grips.

He said the tooth was infected and would either need a root canal or extracted. However because the tooth was broken off at the gum line, I would need to seek a specialist. Numerous calls to five different surgeons I found one that would at least see me, but I might have to wait hours for a break. I drove down to South Jordan and waited nearly three hours. The doctor finally had a break, and examined my tooth. He said the tooth could not be saved, and needed to come out before additional infection or problems occurred. I said great lets get it out right now. He asked if I had come alone and I said yes. He said that he would normally perform the surgery under IV, but since I drove myself, the only thing he could offer me was local and gas.

Once I was numb he started the procedure forgetting about the gas, but I didn’t care. I wanted the tooth out at all costs. Several tools were required to get the tooth out and because it was in such bad condition it came out in three pieces.

He sutured up the area, and we are making plans on inserting a titanium screw and bone graft, along with an implant tooth to fill the obvious gap.

So this has been my past month. A month of pure hell, and I have a bone graft and screw to look forward too.

Keep in mind during this period I was heavily medicated and not fully normal. So I ask for some consideration, about some of the things I may have said or posted.

Ouch,

Captain Mark

Mark Towner's Political Spyglass: McCain's Prospects Look Pretty Grim

(The New Republic) This column was written by John B. Judis.
The release of the second-quarter fundraising totals spells trouble for two presidential candidates: Democrat John Edwards and Republican John McCain. Edwards has always been a long shot for the nomination, but McCain was once the Republican frontrunner and expected (by me, among others) to have an easy path to the nomination. His candidacy is in now a shambles — and for more reasons than money. When former Senator Phil Gramm was running for the Republican presidential nomination in 1996, he used to cite "Huckaby's Law," named after political consultant and fundraising expert Stan Huckaby. Huckaby's Law said that the presidential candidate who raised the most money by January 1 of election year would inevitably win the nomination. John Connally had defied the law in 1976, but that was before public financing kicked in.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/07/06/opinion/main3023853.shtml

Mark Towner's Political Spyglass:Poll: Bloomberg Takes From Giuliani

THE RACE: Support for former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Sen. Hillary Clinton in a theoretical general election matchup in New Jersey, with and without an independent candidacy by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
THE NUMBERS - WITHOUT BLOOMBERG
Rudy Giuliani, 47 percent
Hillary Clinton, 44 percent
THE NUMBERS - WITH BLOOMBERG
Rudy Giuliani, 36 percent
Hillary Clinton, 36 percent
Michael Bloomberg, 18 percent
OF INTEREST:
If Giuliani were to become the GOP nominee for president, he might look to New Jersey as a place to pick up electoral votes that have gone to Democrats in recent elections. A Bloomberg candidacy, however, might siphon off more support from Giuliani than Clinton. New Jersey hasn't supported a Republican for president since 1988. But the new poll has 61 percent of the state's voters holding a favorable view of Giuliani, higher than any other presidential contender.

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/07/05/ap3887934.html