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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)--Heavily Democratic New York shows growing support for Republican President George W. Bush over all potential Democratic challengers, including Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, a poll released Thursday showed.
The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute found Bush's approval rating among New Yorkers rising to 58% from 50% in February, before the war in Iraq.
"That a president fresh off a wartime win would poll higher than most wannabes isn't surprising," said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac institute. "What will surprise many is that President Bush does so well against Senator Clinton."
Carroll noted that in 2000, Bush was so far behind in New York he didn't even campaign in the state.
A stronger showing by Bush for reelection could force Democratic challengers to spend more time and money to secure New York's 31 electoral votes.
As a result of the war, the April 15-21 polling found 31% of New Yorkers said they were more likely to vote for Bush in 2004. Twenty-eight percent said they were less likely to vote for the Republican and 38% said their position hasn't changed because of the war.
Other findings in the poll include:
-Clinton, who has repeatedly said she intends to complete her Senate term and not run for president in 2004, had a 52% approval rating, and 59% of those polled wanted her to pass up the 2004 presidential campaign.
-Bush was favored 50% to 38% over Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman as well as Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry in potential presidential faceoffs.
-Bush was favored 49% to 38% over Rep. Richard Gephardt of Missouri in a presidential matchup.
-Sen. Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat, had a 59% percent approval rating including 54% of Republicans.
The poll surveyed 885 registered voters in New York state and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.3 percentage points.
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