Hamas, Hezzbulah and Ron Paul most effected.
......"Mermel said more than 100 people crowded into an apartment on Central Park West, including some who traveled from hours away.
"I was swamped by Republican county chairs from all over the state who wanted to attend," Mermel said. "We had people from as far away as Cayuga County come down and they were thrilled he was running. Finding somebody whos popular in Manhattan and upstate is not easy to do. He appeals to both." ....