Rudy Giuliani hasn’t made up his mind about running for Senate for a second time, but a new poll out today from Zogby suggests he’s in a good position to take a shot at winning the seat he ran for in 2000.
The poll shows Giuliani in a statistical dead heat with incumbent Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D), who took over the seat earlier this year after Hillary Clinton left it to become Secretary of State. Giuliani leads a hypothetical matchup with Gillibrand 45-43, which is within the 3.2% margin of error. Former Gov. George Pataki (R), another potential candidate for the seat, trails Gillibrand 43-38.
The poll suggests voters seem ready to give someone else a try in the Senate seat. Just 32% of respondents said she deserved another term, while 43% say they want to see someone new in the seat (26% were unsure).
Recent media reports have said that Giuliani is planning to run for the Senate seat in advance of a second run for president in 2012, a claim Giuliani’s team has denied. But Giuliani has already said he won’t run for Governor of New York, leading most to say a the announcement of a Senate bid is just around the corner.
