Perhaps They Mean A “National Run” At An Idaho Resort? Maybe A Jog At The Lodge Fitness Center?

Does the Sun know something the rest of New York doesn’t? Ten percent is impressive, but not nearly even Ross Perot numbers:

As he prepares for a national run, Mayor Bloomberg is more popular than ever at home.

A poll released yesterday by Marist College and WNBC found that a record-breaking 66% of New Yorkers think he is doing a good or excellent job.

Another poll predicted that a Bloomberg run for president in a three-way race with Senator Clinton and Mayor Giuliani would benefit the former first lady in the battleground state of Ohio.

The Quinnipiac University poll found that in a two-way contest, 44% of Ohio voters would choose Mrs. Clinton and 42% would pick Mr. Giuliani. Add Mr. Bloomberg, and Mrs. Clinton widens her lead — 40% would pick Mrs. Clinton, 35% would pick Mr. Giuliani, and 10% would pick Mr. Bloomberg.

To compare, Ross Perot got 19 percent of the popular vote in 1992, and in June of 1992, opinion polls had him at 39 percent. Maybe Romney will help (though I hear Big Love is really good this season). (Fred Thompson will probably not help — and his New York credentials are secure!)

In other news, Hizzoner seems serious about this congestion pricing thing. Or maybe he knows something the rest of New York just assumes:

Governor Spitzer seemed to take a swipe at Mayor Bloomberg yesterday for jetting to a conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, rather than using the final days before a federal deadline to convince Albany lawmakers to support his plan to charge drivers to enter certain parts of Manhattan.

“I hear the congestion in Sun Valley . . . is tougher than the congestion in Manhattan right now,” Mr. Spitzer told reporters in Washington. “But I think Mike is going to get involved between now and Monday, working with us to see what we can do.”