It’s to bad Giuliani dropped out before New York, I would have liked to see how he would have faired in this his home state. I think he is hoping to get the AG spot in a McCain administration.

The Associated Press: No Clinton-Giuliani `rematch’ in NY
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — So much for a subway series.

On the national primary calendar, New York was supposed to be a cinch for Hillary Rodham Clinton and Rudy Giuliani, a sibling rivalry of sorts featuring a favorite son and favorite adopted daughter in a preview of a potential November showdown for the White House.

Now, Giuliani’s out, and Clinton is in a real scrap with Barack Obama and must work harder than expected at home. Democrats in New York will divvy up 232 delegates in the Feb. 5 primary, while John McCain and Mitt Romney will tangle for 101 delegates in the GOP’s winner-take-all contest. New York is the second biggest prize on Super Tuesday, after California.

Obama probably can’t win the popular vote on Clinton’s turf but could still snag coveted delegates here. McCain and Romney expected to cede the state to Giuliani, dubbed America’s Mayor for his leadership in New York after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. But Giuliani staked his whole campaign on Tuesday’s Florida primary, finished a weak third and dropped out Wednesday.

“This is the first time in a long time New Yorkers have had a real voice in the process,” said Jonathan Rosen, spokesman for the state Democratic Committee.

It was supposed to be Clinton vs. Giuliani II, a sort of rematch of their 2000 run for the U.S. Senate. Giuliani abruptly pulled out of that race, and Clinton easily beat his stand-in.

Pre-Iowa polls pointed toward another clash: Giuliani was coasting along atop an unsettled Republican field and Clinton seemed the inevitable Democratic nominee. But after Iowa, Giuliani ran into trouble even at home: He led McCain 34 percent to 11 percent in a December poll, but a survey at the end of January had him trailing the Arizona senator, 40-21. Romney was third in that poll at 17 percent.
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