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...matters anymore to the Republican kingmakers who'd been counting on him to beat Hillary all the way back to Beltway. They're left standing in the ring without a fighter, and they've got until the May 30 state GOP convention to turn Long Island's Rep. Rick Lazio into a contender...
...handsome, likable congressman from suburban Long Island is a good moderate-to-conservative Republican, with none of Rudy's enemies in the state GOP and fewer problems with Republicans in upstate New York, where Giuliani was almost as much of a carpetbagger from Manhattan as Clinton is from Washington. Lazio backed Newt Gingrich, but also has a moderate record on family leave and abortion rights, which will blunt some of Clinton's attacks on him as a lockstep GOP party man. Pooley says the race may well depend on which vote is bigger: pro-Hillary or anti-Hillary. "There...
...slew of Hillary attack ads on someone else's dime. But rich-guy first-timers never win, especially against first l Rep. Peter King A likable fellow and Irish peace player who also voted not to impeach Mr. Clinton, so his standing with conservatives may be shaky. Rep. Rick Lazio Just ask him - he's been angling for this nomination for a year, and made some enemies doing it. But he's cute and moderate (without alienating conservatives) and there's not much for voters to dislike about him. Rep. Jack Quinn The congressman from Buffalo is interested...
HILLARY CLINTON If Rudy stays in, he gets a pity vote. If he's out, Lazio's tough. Your best option: get indicted...
...Lazio's moderate brand of conservatism has won voters in a district whose ethnic and social diversity might have crushed a lesser candidate. After a gunman with a semiautomatic weapon killed six and injured 19 on a Long Island Rail Road commuter train in 1993, Lazio broke with his party to support the 1994 Clinton crime bill and the assault-weapons ban. Lazio speaks out against Big Government, but has also voted for legislation to protect access to abortion clinics...