In the polls, McCain has consistently ranked second to Guiliani and sometimes third behind Guiliani and Romney.

CNN: Can McCain campaign get traction?

Less than four months after it ended, the Guiliani era already seems an age ago to most New Yorkers.

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Mayor Guiliani is acting appropiately by jailing criminals and he is acting compassionately by finding treatmentfor the mentally ill.

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The latest CNN "poll of polls" (the average of all polls conducted in April) shows McCain trailing Guiliani by 13 points (Guliani's 32 percent to McCain's 19).

CNN: Can McCain campaign get traction?

'" For the Guiliani campaign's part, his spokeswoman, Maria Comella, was quoted as saying, "The mayor was unaware of this connection, but is taking it very seriously.

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Unfortunately for Mayor Guiliani and Senator Edwards, the funds that have recently embarrassed them over Sudan are also invested in one or more of the other state-sponsors of terror.

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Mr McCain's support among the party faithful has plunged since the beginning of the year, even in his own backyard (see the chart for a comparison with the better-placed Rudy Guiliani).

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