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New York Senate Race a Struggle to the Bitter End

Aired November 5, 2000 - 7:13 p.m. ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

GENE RANDALL, CNN ANCHOR: It is almost certainly the second most closely watched campaign of the year: the Senate race in New York between the first lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Republican Congressman Rick Lazio.

Here's the latest on that contest from Deborah Feyerick.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

DEBORAH FEYERICK, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): In the down- to-the wire days of the campaign, New York Senate hopeful Rick Lazio said he's feeling good about his momentum going into Election Day.

REP. RICK LAZIO (R-NY), NEW YORK SENATE CANDIDATE: We're in the ninth inning, it's a tie game. The home team, the home team's at bat. And I know right here, this is where we're going to hit a home run.

FEYERICK: A home run that will have to sail past a "Daily News" poll showing opponent Hillary Clinton leading by seven points, a lead which has Lazio keeping the heat on Mrs. Clinton's ties to an American Muslim group who's founder supports force against Israel.

LAZIO: And I think Americans want leaders who will be resolute in condemning terrorism, not people who will build credibility, who will associate themselves with people who advocate terrorism.

FEYERICK: As Lazio left a campaign stop in the city suburb of Yonkers, he gave thumbs-up to a handful of people, not realizing some were Muslims protesting his remark.

About an hour south in Queens and Brooklyn, Mrs. Clinton was going church to church, seven in all, rallying parishioners to call friends and show up at the polls Tuesday.

HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON (D), NEW YORK SENATE CANDIDATE: If you fight and work for me for the next two days, I will go to the United States Senate and I will work my heart out and fight for you for the next six years.

FEYERICK: The New York Senate race has turned nasty in its final week over the Muslim issue. Mrs. Clinton refused to take the bait.

CLINTON: Sometimes toward the end of a campaign the important issues can get lost in the shuffle. FEYERICK: Over the weekend, both sides released new attack ads, Lazio targeting Mrs. Clinton's trustworthiness...

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, LAZIO CAMPAIGN AD)

ANNOUNCER: Hillary Clinton: You can always trust her to do what's right -- for Hillary Clinton.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

FEYERICK: ... while the Clinton campaign tried to quash the terrorism brouhaha.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, CLINTON CAMPAIGN AD)

ED KOCH, FORMER NEW YORK MAYOR: Here's a picture of Lazio with Yasser Arafat. It's a great smile, but what does it mean, Lazio supports terrorism? Come on.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

FEYERICK (on camera): The ads reflect the intensity that has characterized this long race. Any thoughts that it may have ended on a positive note are evaporating as fast as the hours to Election Day.

Deborah Feyerick, CNN, New York.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

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