2000 NY Senate Election

At the close of the 1998 Cycle where Chuck Schumer ousted Republican Senator Al D'Amato Moynihan announced that he would not be running, and without a clear successor Hillary Clinton was persuaded to run for the seat, buying a house in Chappaqua just before announcing.

In addition to the Carpetbagging allegations, her campaign was not without blunders, as early rival Rudy Giuliani brought the race to a statistical tie by July 1999, however upon the discovery that he had an affair, Long Island Rep Rick Lazio became the GOP standard bearer.

Considered a Relatively Moderate congressman, Lazio still had many faults and his campaign gave for multiple openings for Mrs. Clinton.

A confrontational disposition, a refusal to discard the idea that he would vote for a Judicial nominee that desired to over turn the Landmark Roe v Wade decision and having had Supported Speaker Gingritch in the past all constituted Major blemishes on Lazio's record to the New York Electorate.

In the end, surpassing the 1998 Senate election in cost, Hillary Clinton ended up winning by a surprisingly wide 12% margin (surprising as the polls had been relatively close throughout the race after the aforementioned blunders since 1999).