Posted on 09/14/2010 9:11:50 AM PDT by jimbo123
Maverick Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino is on the verge of one of the biggest upsets in modern New York Republican history.
The outspoken and often controversial Paladino squares off today in the GOP gubernatorial primary against party-backed Rick Lazio.
(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...
Dear NY Daily News: please refrain from using the term “Maverick”. It reminds us of a tyrant who goes by the name McCain.
“with close ties to the Tea Party movement”
Wow, can they make it sound any more criminal?
Interesting that the Daily News is running this today. It amounts to a get-out-the-vote message for Paladino.
Since this rag is pro-Democrat, you’d think they’d shut up until tomorrow, at least, at let Loser Lazio have his best shot at winning the primary.
All ya need to know about the Daily News: their poll asks which Dem AG candidate impresses you the most, lists the candidates, and then offers ‘I don’t know enough about any of them’ as the only alternative response. Must be a pretty impressive group of candidates!
I think Rick Lazio is a nice guy. However, his run against hilllereee...didn’t cut the mustard and while that was not all Rick’s fault...I just don’t see him as a POWERFUL leader. Maybe in time but...not right now. He couldn’t win.
Mzaybe that's why the Daily News ( read (Democrat/s) is/are pushing him. Their polls are telling them he can't win against a democrat.
Paladino has said that Cuomo has never been vetted and that’s he’ll educate take no prisoners in exposing Cuomos background, including the HUD scandals.
There’s a commercial airing that Paladino contributed to Hilary and Chick Schumer!
I know nothing about him....
doesn’t matter..he’ll be crushed in the general same as Lazio. I’d bet a 10 point wuppin’ minimum.
He’s an upstate real estate guy. He’ll fight dirty since he’s a former democrat and knows where all the bodies are buried. He’s also said that he doesn’t need Manhattan, Bronx and Brooklyn to beat Cuomo.
Bingo we have a winner ...Paldino has been proped up and supported by democratic operatives in a effort to eliminate the conservative line ih NYS
What I know about him is all on his website
http://www.paladinoforthepeople.com/issues.php
If you don’t want to go there, here’s two for you:
He will cut taxes by 10%
He will cut spending by 20%
enuf said.
According to open secrets http://www.opensecrets.org
he has contributed to Hillary Clinton, Louise Slaughter, Dick Gephardt and Schumer (and also Al Gore and John Kerry). But it does look like he’s given far more to Republicans including Rick Lazio.
Now that’s funny! Wait, no, it’s kind of sad.
What’s the turnout?
I was #18 at 8am
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