New York Awaits Republicans With Reluctance and Unease
By JANNY SCOTT and MARJORIE CONNELLY
Published: August 27, 2004
As an anticipated 50,000 delegates, demonstrators and others land in New York City this weekend for the Republican National Convention, the four-day extravaganza opening Monday at Madison Square Garden, half of all New Yorkers are approaching the week with a mix of dread and unease, like reluctant hosts wishing the party were in someone else's house.
Fifty-three percent of city residents say they are very or somewhat worried that a terrorist attack will happen during the convention, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll. Forty-eight percent say they are very or somewhat worried that demonstrations or protest marches will lead to violence. Fifty-two percent said some other city should have been picked to hold the convention....
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The leeriness of many New Yorkers stands in contrast to the seeming enthusiasm of their guests. In a separate Times/CBS News poll of convention delegates, 86 percent said they considered New York a good choice and half said they believed most New Yorkers would agree....
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The nearly 5,000 delegates and alternates will be arriving this weekend in a city in which 68 percent of the residents polled said they would vote for the Democratic ticket if the election were held today; 63 percent said they think the Republican Party cared "not much" or "not at all" about their problems; 65 percent said they think the United States should have stayed out of Iraq; and 77 percent said the Iraq war has not been worth the loss of American life....
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/27/politics/campaign/27york.html
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