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New Yorkers Want Giuliani Back In Politics

September 22, 2003

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(CPOD) Sept. 22, 2003 - Many New York residents want Rudy Giuliani to become involved in public service once again, according to a poll by the Marist College Institute of Public Opinion. 62 per cent of respondents say they favor a return to politics for the former New York City mayor.

Giuliani --who garnered national and international attention in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks-- is currently managing a consulting company. 31 per cent of respondents want the former mayor to run for governor, and seven per cent consider him a good choice to replace current vice-president Dick Cheney in the 2004 Republican presidential ticket.

In a hypothetical senate race, Giuliani would beat incumbent Hillary Rodham Clinton by 17 per cent.

Polling Data

Would you want former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani to return to politics?

Yes

62%

No

32%


If Rudy Giuliani were to return for public service, what do you think he should do?

Run for Governor of New York

31%

Be appointed to a national security position

16%

Run for U.S. Senate

15%

Run for New York City mayor again

13%

Run for president in 2008

8%

Replace Dick Cheney as vice-president in 2004

7%


Who would you support in a prospective senate election pitting incumbent Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) and Rudy Giuliani (R)?

Rodham Clinton

40%

Giuliani

57%


Source: Marist College Institute of Public Opinion
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 912 registered New York voters, conducted from Sept. 15 to Sept. 18, 2003. Margin of error is 3.5 per cent.

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