By october 12th, William Bratton, currently an unaffiliated voter, has to decide whether he wants to register as a Republican. A fairly private decision for the former police chief, you might think. But in New York city's politics it is being watched closely. Even while the senatorial battle between Hillary Clinton and Rick Lazio rages on, the pols are already manoeuvring in the race to succeed Rudy Giuliani next year as the city's mayor—and Mr Bratton, who helped the mayor cut crime sharply, and was then sacked by Hizzoner for getting too much of the credit, would be a powerful candidate.
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