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The Nation - News from Nov. 29, 1985

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A poll released in New York gives Sen. Alfonse M. D’Amato (R-N.Y.) a commanding 16 percentage point lead over a possible contender for his job, former vice presidential candidate Geraldine A. Ferraro. A New York Daily News-WABC-TV Eyewitness News telephone survey of 505 voting-age New Yorkers found that 52% supported D’Amato and 36% supported Ferraro, who in 1984 became the first woman to run for vice president on the ticket of a major party. Despite the distance between the two, most New Yorkers felt Ferraro should take on D’Amato in the 1986 elections. Ferraro, a former congresswoman, said her decision will be announced next month.

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