Rudy is the only person who can beat McCain for NY and NJ. Romney can’t.
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Do NY and NJ let independents vote in the Republican primary?
I believe both NY and NJ are closed primaries. Romney can win in NJ over Giuliani.
NY is registered Republicans only. NJ allows only independents to join Republicans. The people in the NY GOP are pretty moderate, so the effect is the same as allowing independents to vote in purple states like NH. In both states, the preference is Rudy and then McCain, where McCain moves up to #1 if Rudy drops out.