[CasearianDaoist]

Well it is so liberal here that I think that they would go Kerry anyway. On the other hand, if thing were not so bad, older Dem voters in the outer boroughs would think twice about voting Dem as there is a sense of the radical left taking over the party. Manhattan is almost a different city than the rest of NYC any more.

For a time I thought that the state might just be in play. I do not see that now.

A 57% employment rate tells you something. It is grim with only little signs of improvement. We really need good job numbers for several months be fore they get off the fence and start spending. NYC is all about that now as far as the big firms go.

[CyberCowboy777]

57% employment rate? In NYC or State?

February 2004
January 2004
February 2003

New York State
6.3
6.6
6.3

United States
5.6
5.6
5.9

New York City
8.0
8.4
8.6

NYS, excluding NYC
5.2
5.3
4.7