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Published: 09/11/10

N.Y. GOP Race is Tight for the Dubious Honor of Taking on Cuomo for Governor

By  Bruce Drake - Politics Daily
N.Y. GOP Race is Tight for the Dubious Honor of Taking on Cuomo for Governor

Winning the Republican nomination to run for governor of New York this year may be somewhat akin to getting a chance to bat against Mariano Rivera with two outs in the ninth inning since every poll all year has indicated that the only way Democratic state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo can lose is if it is discovered he's actually a resident of New Jersey. The presumed Republican frontrunner for the honor has been former Long Island Rep. Rick Lazio who served eight years in the House that came to an end when he got trounced by Hillary Clinton in her first race for the Senate in 2000. His ...

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Published: 04/19/10

Cuomo Would Crush Any of GOP Hopefuls in New York Governor Race

By  Bruce Drake - Politics Daily
Cuomo Would Crush Any of GOP Hopefuls in New York Governor Race

There is not a lot of clarity in the race for the GOP gubernatorial nomination in New York, with "don't know" leading the pack, but whoever emerges on top looks to get crushed by Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, according to a Siena Research Institute poll conducted April 12-15. Former Rep. Rick Lazio leads the GOP field with 29 percent, followed by Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy at 15 percent and millionaire Carl Palladino, who is associated with the Tea Party movement, at 13 percent. Forty-three percent are in the "don't know" category. The margin of error is 7 points for the primary ...

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Published: 04/13/10

Pataki Leads Gillibrand for Senate in New York, Cuomo a Shoo-In for Governor

By  Bruce Drake - Politics Daily
Pataki Leads Gillibrand for Senate in New York, Cuomo a Shoo-In for Governor

Former Republican Gov. George Pataki, who is much talked-about as a challenger to Democratic Sen Kirsten Gillibrand but has not said if he will run, is leading Gillibrand in a general election matchup by 45 percent to 40 percent with 13 percent undecided, according to a Quinnipiac University poll conducted April 6-11. The margin of error is 2.6 points. Pataki draws a much higher level of support from fellow Republicans than Gillibrand does from Democrats -- 81 percent compared to 65 percent. Pataki attracts 22 percent of the Democratic vote while Gillibrand gets only 9 percent of Republicans. ...

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Published: 03/18/10

Long Island Democrat to Switch Parties, Run for N.Y. Governor, Report Says

By  Tom Diemer - Politics Daily
Long Island Democrat to Switch Parties, Run for N.Y. Governor, Report Says

This could get interesting. Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, an outspoken fiscal conservative, is about to switch from the Democratic to Republican Party and launch a campaign for governor of New York later this week, according to the New York Times. Levy, the popular elected leader of a county stretching to the far end of Long Island, called the culture in the New York state capital a "cesspool" and claimed he would be a perfect fit for cleaning house and rebuilding state government in a "cleaner, more efficient manner." David A. Paterson, the current occupant of the governor's office, ...

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