Posted on 09/22/2010 6:26:46 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo is set to receive a big endorsement at City Hall today, as a new poll out shows him facing stiff competition in November.
The latest Quinnipiac University survey released today finds likely voters are almost ready to start calling Carl Paladino governor. A few days ago, many New Yorkers didn't even know him.
But now the Quinnipiac poll finds the Republican nominee is within six points of Cuomo.
The Democrat leads the Republican 49-43 percent, with seven undecided. The margin of error is 3.6 percentage points.
According to the poll, voters want change in Albany and believe Paladino can bring it. Moreover, Cuomo is simply not winning the war of putting Republicans and independents in his corner.
Cuomo has Democrats locked up, 87-8. But with Republicans, Paladino leads 83-13 percent. Independents also favor Paladino, 49-43.
The poll does not include Rick Lazio, who is on the Conservative Party line and could take away votes from Paladino if he ends up running. But it also doesn't include left-leaning candidates who may do the same with Cuomo.
At this hour, there has been no official statement from Cuomo’s campaign.
The Cuomo campaign is also not confirming reports that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is due to endorse Cuomo this morning at City Hall in Manhattan.
Bloomberg had said he would stay out of the gubernatorial race. But that was when Lazio was vying for the Republican nod.
This announcement will sap Paladino's ability to raise money in Manhattan circles. But it also may burnish Paladino's credentials as a true upstart outsider.
(Excerpt) Read more at ny1.com ...
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Paladino IGNORES political correctness and simply tells the truth. If ALL republicans would do the same, a good election year would become an historic landslide.
RE: Paladino IGNORES political correctness and simply tells the truth
Just hope his tones down just a teeny wheenee bit and be very careful when he talks race or some sensitive issue.
Remember what happened to George Allen of Virginia and his Macaca remark... He never recovered from that ( and he even was a favorite to run for POTUS).
RE: Here is Cuomo’s work history from his own website. I see no employment in the dreaded private sector and if he has any they sure ain’t bragging about it
His role as the Secretary of HUD and the role his department played in the Subprime Meltdown should be hammered hime again and again and again...
Paladino ping
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