Quotes by Maurice Carroll

“People remember he was a Democrat, and they suspect that deep in his heart he still is. And its not like theyre electing a Republican. Theyre electing a mayor.”

“At this stage of the game its an absolute blowout, partly because of the terrorist threats to the subway and the way he acted like a commander in chief.”

“It is ironic. Heres a guy who made his reputation running against Republicans and, because of those campaigns, hes got name recognition among Republicans.”

“Almost half of New Yorkers expect a terrorist attack this week. But in typical in-your-face New York style, almost no one in the Empire State admits that they are running scared.”

“nothing seems to break the Clinton-Giuliani deadlock. Almost everyone has heard of the mayors marital situation, but the poll numbers show precisely the same standoff we found before all the stories and pictures.”

“this is the dance of the seven veils, and here goes another veil. The last veil will be when she finally announces.”

“Not all that many years ago the best people shied away from Sharpton, but he has remade himself and is still in the process. He is smart, quotable and clearly wants to be the Jesse Jackson of New York, if not the Jesse Jackson of the world.”

“Bill Bradley has been on a sustained drive, blowing past Vice President Gore.”

“From sea to shining sea, Americans give high marks to New Yorkers in general -- and to Mayor Rudolph Giuliani in particular -- in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.”

“Our numbers show that Bush is ahead but there is still room for funny things to happen. Its not in the bag, partly because the numbers have been so volatile.”