He showed himself to be a wartime leader. He rallied the people and he didn't buckle.
It certainly surprises people that the governor and his wife and others would use that kind of language. It doesn't help him with Republican voters. He comes across as just another New York politician who doesn't share their values.
This would also be consistent with a strategy designed to run up high vote totals in New York in areas of the state where the right will try to tell people that she cannot perform well.
The difference is, in New York state certainly, President Clinton has big numbers. In New York state, no one knows who Al Pirro is and, frankly, very few people know who Jeanine Pirro is.
Clearly, what he did at D.M.I. was to prepare for a mayoral run, and to sound out themes of a mayoral run, ... That's not unheard of, for people to find a sinecure while seeking public office.
Bush is not on the ballot, Bloomberg is, ... People think he's done a good job.