Mrs. Clinton is attempting to preempt the speculation that she won't be a candidate by letting her intentions be known, he said. Mrs. Clinton has been under pressure from some New York Democrats, including state party Chairwoman Judith Hope and state Comptroller H. Carol McCall, to quickly declare her candidacy and spend more time campaigning in the state. The first lady traveled to New York the day before for her first appearance in the state in two weeks. She returned to news that a Democratic state lawmaker, who is Jewish, is expected to endorse Mrs. Clinton's likely rival, New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. The Jewish vote can play a crucial vote in New York elections as the group represents about 12 percent of the state's general election voting.
Polls show the mayor is running slightly ahead of the first lady.
Forbes ad responds to charges in ad sponsored by Republican group Republican presidential candidate Steve Forbes released a new ad on November 24 defending himself from negative charges leveled at him in a TV ad sponsored by the Republican Leadership Council. The ad has been running for a week. The Forbes campaign filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission, charging that the ad is an illegal campaign contribution to the Bush campaign. The RLC maintains that there was no coordination with the Bush Committee. A graphic in the ad notes that 80 percent of the RLC's leadership has supported Gov. Bush financially.