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Michael Tomasky

October 15, 2000 | Feature
Professionals and Politicos

Hillary gets doctors and journalists, but Rick owns the Street. Which levers New York's professionals will pull behind the curtain.

October 9, 2000 | The City Politic
The Soft Corps

Almost as soon as he found the crucial issue that could make him more than "Not Hillary," Rick Lazio's deal with partisan supporters threatened to fall apart.

September 25, 2000 | The City Politic
Buffalo Gal

The debate may have helped put Lazio back in the race -- but while pundits gave the congressman the win, regular voters seemed to finally thaw under Clinton's resolve.

September 11, 2000 | The City Politic
The N-Word

Who went negative first? Who cares? The real problem is that both candidates are running safe, one-dimensional campaigns.

August 28, 2000 | The City Politic
Carpe Diem, or Don't

Bill Clinton and Al Gore seized their moments in L.A.; Hillary all but squandered hers. Still, what a revelation, watching it all unfold without benefit of talking heads.

August 21, 2000 | The City Politic
Just Say Joe

Senator Lieberman on the Gore ticket may be a gift for Hillary Clinton, but some assembly is required: She still needs to work harder at building Jewish support.

August 7, 2000 | The City Politic
Extra Credit

While Mrs. Clinton is pummeled for a mysterious, 26-year-old epithet, Rick Lazio has been commandeering bills of concern to Jews -- whether or not he had any input on them.

July 24, 2000 | The City Politic
Off the Record

If a campaign unfolds in the hinterlands, does it still make noise? Sure -- though sometimes you'd be hard-pressed to tell, given the stinginess of the coverage.

June 26, 2000 | The City Politic
Going by the Pols

Banking on more votes for Freddie Ferrer, the Bronx Democratic leader drops a former ally in order to back a dubious new one -- a tactic Ferrer himself wouldn't condone.

June 12, 2000 | The City Politic
Not Enough Lip

At least with Rudy we knew the race would be about more than Hillary's address; but in their bland scrabble for the middle, Rick and Hill are tough to tell apart.