In the current poll, overall assessments of Clinton have risen as the mayor's have slipped. She has also pulled even with Giuliani upstate. Two months ago, Giuliani led Clinton upstate 52 percent to 36 percent. But, the mayor still holds onto a nearly 20-point edge in the New York suburbs. Gender differences and racial differences in this contest continue.
Women give the first lady a double-digit lead in support.
But her biggest gains are from men, who now are as likely to say they will vote for Clinton as to say they will vote for Giuliani. More than 90 percent of black voters support Clinton, unchanged from two months ago. Giuliani's lead with white voters has been cut in half. Although nine in ten likely voters have a candidate preference in this race, nearly all of those who say they are still undecided are white. While most voters are committed to their choice of candidates, there is evidence in this poll that Clinton's supporters may be more content with their choice than the supporters of the mayor are with theirs.