the Bloomberg effect
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http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/25/poll.bloomberg.schneider/
Pit the two front-runner’s against each other and what do you get?
A very close match — Clinton 49 percent, Giuliani 48 percent.With all the new attention since his party switch, Bloomberg’s
support seems to be on the rise — 17 percent in a three-way
contest against Clinton and Giuliani.That’s not happening yet. Right now, Bloomberg would take votes
about equally from Hillary Clinton and Rudy Giuliani, and the
outcome would still be close (41 percent for Clinton, 38 percent
for Giuliani).