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JERRY NACHMAN: The most fascinating thing to me, Chris, is the possibility of Mrs. getting the nomination without a primary. I mean Senator D'Amato can attest to what a leg up that would be for any Democrat to go into the general election without having gone through the combat and having spent the money of going through a Democratic primary in New York.
CHRIS WALLACE: Mandy Grunwald, what about this issue which Chris Bury referred to in his story? As First Lady when things got hot, could just disappear for weeks on end. As a Senate candidate, she'd have to be out there and answer the questions every day.
MANDY GRUNWALD: Sure she would. I mean the New York press corps is very demanding and she would have to play the game their way. Yes, there would be some things that would be a little bit different because she's First Lady. But if she makes the decision to run, she would have to understand what a campaign in New York is all about. And I think she'd be ready for that. I think it's not really whether she can handle it, it's whether this is the best place for her to make a difference. I think we'd all love to watch it. I mean I think you hear that from all of us. And if you think that a campaign between and Rudy Giuliani would be interesting, I'd love to see one between and Al D'Amato. Now that's, that you'd buy tickets for.
CHRIS WALLACE: Al D'Amato, let me ask you, how tough would it be to run in New York? You've done it many times. How tough would it be for Mrs. ? What would she have to learn? What would she have to watch out for?
AL D'AMATO: Well, just about everything. There's every minefield you can possibly think about and
