ABC NEWS.COM POLL: SUBWAY SERIES - 10/24/00 EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE AFTER 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, 2000

A Yankees Three-Peat? More Americans Hope Not

It’s the Mets, in a nail biter.

Well, in public preference at least. The Yankees have the edge right now in the World Series, but the Mets can claim a slight edge in public support. By a slim four-point margin, Americans are pulling for the Amazin's to shut down the Bronx Bombers.

Four points isn’t much, mind you. But a ladies night at Shea Stadium might be in order: It’s women who prefer the Mets over the defending champs, by a seven-point margin. Men divide evenly.

Still, the country is not exactly enthralled by the first NY “Subway Series” in 44 years. More than a quarter of Americans don’t care which team wins.

Who do you want to win? Mets Yankees Don’t care All 36% 32 27 Men 36 36 24 Women 36 29 30

The Yanks are backed by more Northeasterners, while more Southerners and Westerners are rooting for the Mets. And naturally, more Northeasterners feel strongly about their preference: Forty-nine percent of Northeasterners have a strong favorite, compared to 33 percent of Americans elsewhere.

METHODOLOGY - This ABCNews.com survey was conducted by telephone Oct. 20- 24, 2000, among a random national sample of 1,028 adults. The results have a three-point error margin. Fieldwork by ICR-International Communications Research of Media, Pa.

Analysis by Dalia Sussman.

ABC News polls can be found at ABCNEWS.com on the Internet at: http://www.abcnews.com/sections/us/PollVault/PollVault.html

Here are the full results:

79. As you may have heard, the New York Yankees and the New York Mets are playing in the baseball World Series this year. Who would you like to see win the World Series - the Yankees or the Mets?

------Yankees------Mets------NET Strongly Not Strong NET Strongly Not Strong Don’t Care No op. 10/24/00 32 17 14 36 19 16 27 3

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