Growing up in NY, I remember the debacle of Rick Lazio running against Hill' Clinton.
What a lot of people forget is that Giuliani was originally running against her, and amidst a public divorce and a bout with prostate cancer he was neck and neck in the polls with Hillary, and conservative candidates had a 46 to 42 plurality over Clinton in the last poll taken before he dropped out. As soon as the baton was passed to Rick Lazio, he got crushed in the polls by Clinton. He ended up losing by 12 points.
What If some POD back in the 70s and 80s Giuliani's cancer happens in 1995 so that (as is true OTL) he is left impotent. This pre-empts Rudy's philandering and holds his marriage together for a few more years.
Can Rudy win? Who becames mayor of NY? What becomes of Hillary? Does Rudy capitalize on 9-11 still (the Senator that "knows NY") and use this to win re-election in 1996?
What a lot of people forget is that Giuliani was originally running against her, and amidst a public divorce and a bout with prostate cancer he was neck and neck in the polls with Hillary, and conservative candidates had a 46 to 42 plurality over Clinton in the last poll taken before he dropped out. As soon as the baton was passed to Rick Lazio, he got crushed in the polls by Clinton. He ended up losing by 12 points.
What If some POD back in the 70s and 80s Giuliani's cancer happens in 1995 so that (as is true OTL) he is left impotent. This pre-empts Rudy's philandering and holds his marriage together for a few more years.
Can Rudy win? Who becames mayor of NY? What becomes of Hillary? Does Rudy capitalize on 9-11 still (the Senator that "knows NY") and use this to win re-election in 1996?